Allen v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. . These - two suits were brought to restrain the enforcement of the act of the legislature passed February 9, 1907, fixing the maximum fare for passengers at two cents a mile, and also the-orders of the Railroad Commission made June 4, 1908, -prescribing maximum freight and passenger rates. . The facts involved in both eases are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
The legislature of Arkansas, on February 9, 1907, passed an act fixing the maximum passenger farp within the State, on railroads over eighty-five miles in length, at two cents a mile. On June 4, 1908, the Railroad Commission of the State adopted Standard Distance Tariff .No. 3, which superseded the former freight tariff and established maximum intrastate freight rates for all classes and commodities. The requirement with respect to maximum passenger fares as provided by the legislature was also promulgated by the commission.
In July, 1908, the appellees, the -St. Louis, Iron Mountain. &…
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