Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from the State Corporation Commission. By section 155 of the Constitution, which went into effect July 10, 1902, a permanent commission is created, to he known as the “State Corporation Commission.”
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Appeal from the State Corporation Commission. By section 155 of the Constitution, which went into effect July 10, 1902, a permanent commission is created, to he known as the “State Corporation Commission.” By subsection “a” of section 156 it is declared that, “subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to such requirements, rules and regulations as may be prescribed by law, the State Corporation Commission shall be the department of government..... through which shall be carried out all the provisions of this Constitution, and of the laws made in pursuance thereof, for the creation,…
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
(after stating the case as above), delivered the opinion of the court.
The errors assigned upon this appeal are as follows:
First. That the commission did not sustain the objections made by each of the appellants at the hearing; that each of said rules, regulations and requirements applies to and attempts to regulate or control interstate commerce, and, in so far as it does so, is in excess of the powers of the commission.
Second. That the commission did not sustain the objection made by each of the appellants; that the said rules, regulations or requirements apply to any attempt to regulate or…
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