McGrew v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Ron. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) No law enacted by tbe General Assembly shall relate to more than one subject, and that shall be-clearly expressed in the title.
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Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Ron. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) No law enacted by tbe General Assembly shall relate to more than one subject, and that shall be-clearly expressed in the title. Constitution 1875, sec. 28, art. 4; State v. Miller, 45 Mo. 495; People v. Denahy, 20 Mich. 349 ; State ex rel. v. County Court, 102: Mo. 531; State ex rel. v. Ranson, 73 Mo. 87; State ex rel. v. Miller, 100 Mo. 445; Skinner v. Wilhelm, 30 N, W. 313. (2) The Legislature can make the title of an act as general as they see fit, so long as the act does not contain separate, distinct and incongruous…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLARD P. HALL, Special Judge
Differences i|n opinion in Division resulted in the filing of two opinions therein, and in the transfer of the case to Banc. One member of the court having been of counsel in the trial court, only six of the judges sat in the case in Banc, and they dividing equally, a special judge was called in.
This is an action by plaintiff to recover damages from defendant for its violation of the short-haul rule in charging him greater amounts, i. e., higher rates per ton, for transportation of freight for certain distances over its railroad than it charged for transportation *509…
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