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Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 426 U.S. 476 (1976)
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Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 426 U.S. 476 (1976)
Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. No. 75-1015 Decided June 14, 1976 426 U.S. 476
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY
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Concluding from the protesting appellant feed manufacturers’ evidence that, though appellee railroads’ proposed new tariffs would increase through rates on meal and related articles used in making feed, the railroads would lose revenue because of diversion of meal traffic to trucks, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) canceled the proposed tariffs. The District Court set aside and annulled the ICC’s order for want of substantial evidence to support it, viewing the shippers’ evidence as mere conjecture and self-serving and finding that, instead of losing revenue from the new tariffs, the railroads would improve their financial position notwithstanding any predicted traffic diversion.
Held: The District Court exceeded its function in reweighing the testimony, and, on the record before it, erred in differing with the ICC and agreeing with the railroads on the impact of the new tariffs on railroad revenue.
397 F.Supp. 607, reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 426 U.S. 476 (1976) in 426 U.S. 476 Original Sources, accessed July 11, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KT4SCQ3UTJYX66B.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 426 U.S. 476 (1976), in 426 U.S. 476, Original Sources. 11 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KT4SCQ3UTJYX66B.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ralston Purina Co. v. Louisville & Nashville R. Co., 426 U.S. 476 (1976). cited in 1976, 426 U.S. 476. Original Sources, retrieved 11 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=KT4SCQ3UTJYX66B.
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