Hanley v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL EEOM THE CIKCÜIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES FOE. THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill in equity brought in the Circuit Court by a .railway company incorporated under the laws of Missouri, against the railroad commissioners of Arkansas, seeking an injunction against their fixing' and enforcing certain rates, as we shall explain. The bill was demurred to for want of equity, the demurrer was overruled, and a decree was entered for the plaintiff. • The defendants bring the case here by appeal. 106 Fed. Rep. 353.
The plaintiff owns a road running through several States and Territories. The road after leaving Missouri runs for twenty-eight miles and a fraction through…
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