Legal Opinion
Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Railway Co. v. Anderson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 18, 1916No. 34PublishedCited by 12 opinions
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP INDIANA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKenna
A statute of Indiana provides as follows:
“Sec. 1. . . . That all railroad corporations doing business in this State shall, between the first day of July and the twentieth day of August in each year, cause all thistles, burrs, docks and other noxious weeds growing on lands occupied by them in any city, village or township of this State, to be cut down and destroyed.
“Sec. 2.,In case any railroad company shall refuse or neglect to comply with the requirements specified in the first section of this act, such company shall be liable in a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be prosecuted for in an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. MaySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Plymouth Coal Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
3Cited by12 opinions
- Miller v. SchoeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. WaltersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Arizona Eastern Railroad v. HeadArizona Supreme Court · 1924
- Commonwealth v. TitcombMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Twohy Bros. Co. v. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1924
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