Recovery of Reasonable Attorney's Fees: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 - Всего страниц: 151 Committee Serial No. 90-26. Considers S. 858, to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to allow plaintiffs to recover reasonable attorney fees from defendants in successful actions for recovery of damages sustained in transportation of property. |
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action amendment amount attorneys award BATTAGLIA bill of lading BLAINE BURAK caused Chairman claimant Committee common carrier CONGRESS THE LIBRARY costs court D.C. DEAR SENATOR damage claims damage or injury damages sustained DEAR SENATOR LAUSCHE defendant delay claims delivery destination disallowed eastern carriers eastern railroads enactment failure filed FRANK LAUSCHE FRAZIER Freight Claim freight loss fruits and vegetables growers guaranteed schedules handled Interstate Commerce Act Interstate Commerce Commission involved July 17 KOBER legislation liability LIBRARY OF CONGRESS litigation loss and damage loss or damage LURIE motor carriers negligence orderly marketing party payment percent perishable person injured prevailing rail carriers reasonable attorney's fee reasonable dispatch reciprocal recover recovery of reasonable section 20 Senator Magnuson Senator PEARSON settlement shipment shipped shippers and receivers statement statutes Subcommittee on Surface successful plaintiff suit Surface Transportation tion TUCKER U.S. Senate U.S. Supreme Court violation WARREN G Washington
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Стр. 94 - ... anything forbidden in the antitrust laws may sue therefor in any district court of the United States in the district in which the defendant resides or is found or has an agent, without respect to the amount in controversy, and shall recover threefold the damages by him sustained, and the cost of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
Стр. 35 - Act required to be done, such common carrier shall be liable to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation...
Стр. 34 - That any common carrier, railroad, or transportation company receiving property for transportation from a point in one State to a point in another State shall issue a receipt or bill of lading therefor and shall be liable to the lawful holder thereof for any loss, damage, or injury to such property caused by it...
Стр. 93 - The court in such action shall, in addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff or plaintiffs, allow a reasonable attorney's fee to be paid by the defendant, and costs of the action.
Стр. 15 - No carrier is bound to transport said property by any particular train or vessel, or in time for any particular market or otherwise than with reasonable dispatch.
Стр. 35 - If the petitioner shall finally prevail he shall be allowed a reasonable attorney's fee, to be taxed and collected as a part of the costs of the suit.
Стр. 8 - ... through bill of lading or other document shall be entitled to recover from the connecting carrier or such other person in possession of the goods when the breach of the obligation under the document occurred, the amount it may be required to pay to anyone entitled to recover on the document therefor, as may be evidenced by any receipt, judgment, or transcript thereof, and the amount of any expense reasonably incurred by it in defending any action brought by anyone entitled to recover on the document...
Стр. 93 - ... together with a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, to be fixed by the court in every case of recovery, which attorney's fee shall be taxed and collected as part of the costs In the case.
Стр. 93 - ... liable. to the person or persons injured thereby for the full amount of damages sustained in consequence of any such violation of the provisions of this act...
Стр. 111 - ... this shall not be construed as authorizing any common carrier within the terms of this act to charge and receive as great compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance...