Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Co. v. Wellman
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE 'STATE OF MICHIGAN. In 1889 the legislature of the State of Michigan passed an act, number 202 of the-Public Acts of that year, pages 282 and 283, by which, among other things, section 2333 of Howell’s Statutes, being a part- of the railroad law of that State, was amended. So far as affects the matters in controversy here, it is enough to quote from the ninth paragraph, referring to the powers.and liabilities of railroad companies.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE 'STATE OF MICHIGAN. In 1889 the legislature of the State of Michigan passed an act, number 202 of the-Public Acts of that year, pages 282 and 283, by which, among other things, section 2333 of Howell’s Statutes, being a part- of the railroad law of that State, was amended. So far as affects the matters in controversy here, it is enough to quote from the ninth paragraph, referring to the powers.and liabilities of railroad companies. That is as follows: “ Ninth. To regulate, the time and manner in which passengers and' property shall be transported and the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
The single question presented on the record is, whether the trial court, on the facts presented, erred in refusing to instruct, as a matter of law, that the act of 1889 was. unconstitutional. It will be noticed that that act does not interfere with the .rates of freight; it simply regulates passenger fares; also, that there was. no agreement that the freight rates could not be so changed as to increase the revenues therefrom. There was in evidence the opinion of two gentlemen, doubtless well informed and worthy of credit, that, an increase of freight rates was inexpedient and futile, and…
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