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316 U.S. 350 (1942), 903, Peyton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. - Federal Cases - Case Law - VLEX 606446542
316 U.S. 350 (1942), 903, Peyton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
Docket Nº: No. 903
Citation: 316 U.S. 350, 62 S.Ct. 1171, 86 L.Ed. 1525
Party Name: Peyton v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
Case Date: May 25, 1942
316 U.S. 350 (1942)
62 S.Ct. 1171, 86 L.Ed. 1525
1. A suit against a single interstate carrier to recover damages resulting from a negligent failure to deliver a package shipped interstate by express is a suit arising under a law regulating commerce, viz., under the Carmack Amendment, as amended -- of which the District Court has jurisdiction irrespective of the amount involved. Jud.Code § 24(8). P. 352.
2. Whether a suit arises under a law of the United States must appear from the plaintiff's pleading, not the defenses which may be interposed to, or be anticipated by, it. A pleading that adequately discloses a present controversy dependent for its outcome upon the construction of a federal statute satisfies this requirement. P. 353.
upon delivering the package to respondent. This receipt contained a $50 valuation. Thereupon the court granted respondent's motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the amount in controversy was less than the $3,000 necessary to sustain jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 41(1), Jud.Code § 24(1). The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed. We granted certiorari to inquire whether the suit could be maintained under 28 U.S.C. § 41(8), Jud.Code § 24(8), granting the district courts jurisdiction "Of [62 S.Ct. 1172] all suits and proceedings arising under any law regulating commerce," irrespective of the amount involved.
The pertinent act of Congress is 49 U.S.C. § 20(11), originally the Carmack Amendment of 1906, 34 Stat. 593, since amended several times...