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Merchandising Through Use Of Lotteries, Robert V. Bullock
Merchandising Through Use Of Lotteries, Robert V. Bullock
Cleveland State Law Review
It has been almost universally held that there must be three elements present for a promotion to constitute a lottery. These elements are consideration, chance, and prize. The absence of any one of these elements is fatal to identifying the transaction as a lottery.Promoters are continually modifying and shading each of these three elements, however, so that the courts and government officials must constantly reappraise their positions to protect both the public and legitimate business.
Liability Of Carrier For Loss Or Damage To International Shipments, Thomas R. Skulina
Liability Of Carrier For Loss Or Damage To International Shipments, Thomas R. Skulina
Cleveland State Law Review
Though shipments by truck or rail are usually interstate or intrastate, many such shipments traverse the Mexican and Canadian borders or involve delivery from or to an ocean vessel for international transshipment. The federal laws which set out the liability of a carrier for interstate shipments are known as the Carmack Amendment and the Cummins Acts. This article will deal with the regulation of the so-called "International Shipment." A myriad of problems arises in the determination of what law is applicable to a shipment that either originated in or is destined for a foreign nation. Though the Federal statute itself …
Icc Jurisdiction Of Great Lakes Rail-Water Competition, Arthur E. Miller
Icc Jurisdiction Of Great Lakes Rail-Water Competition, Arthur E. Miller
Cleveland State Law Review
The regulatory framework surrounding the transportation industry is complex and the absence of any easy resolution of contemporary problems fostered by competitive abuse can be appreciated only by viewing the development and application of administrative powers initiated by the Act to Regulate Commerce.Although the Interstate Commerce Commission has supervised the competitive arena , the age and condition of the Great Lakes fleet manifests water carrier inability to overcome railroad economic power. The viability and future existence of the Great Lakes water carrier could well be determined by a Commission decision in a in a current coal case which represents the …