Railroad Commission v. St. Louis & S. F. R. R.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Gaston Gunter. Bill by the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad. Company to enjoin certain orders of the Alabama Railroad Commission for additional train service. Decree for complainant, and the Railroad Commission appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The original bill in this case sought an injunction against an order of the Railroad Commission of Alabama, docket No. 767, which required an extra train to be run each day over the complainant’s road, for local service, between Sulligent and Birmingham, in each direction, which said order bears date of January 16, 1914. The schedule prescribed in said order required a train to leave Birmingham daily at or about 12 o’clock noon, and proceed westward to Sulligent, and another train to leave Sulligent at or about 12 o’clock, noon, and proceed eastward to Birmingham, each making all intermediate…
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