Pennsylvania Railroad v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPERIOR COURT OP THE STATE OP PENNSYLVANIA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This case was begun by a complaint to the Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania that the plaintiff in error, the Pennsylvania Railroad, ran a specified train the last car of which was not equipped at its rear end with a platform thirty inches in width, guard rails and steps, as required by a statute of Pennsylvania. Act of June 19, 1911, § 7. The train was moving in interstate commerce. The Railroad Company admitted the facts but contended that it was not bound by the statute because the rear car was a rna.i’l car constructed in accordance with the regula-tions of the Post Office…
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