Pennsylvania Railroad v. Towers
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP MARYLAND. The case is stated in the opinion. in support of the contention that the order of the Public Service Commission here in question was unconstitutional, relied principally upon Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co. v. Smith, 173 U. S. 684, and Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. North Dakota, 236 U. S. 585, citing in addition the following as sustaining the authority of the Lake Shore Case: Wisconsin &c.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OP APPEALS OP THE STATE OP MARYLAND. The case is stated in the opinion. in support of the contention that the order of the Public Service Commission here in question was unconstitutional, relied principally upon Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Co. v. Smith, 173 U. S. 684, and Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. North Dakota, 236 U. S. 585, citing in addition the following as sustaining the authority of the Lake Shore Case: Wisconsin &c. R. R. Co. v. Jacobson, 179 U. S. 287, 297; Erie R. R. Co. v. Williams, 233 U. S. 685, 701; Chicago &c. R. R. Co. v. Wisconsin, 238 U. S. 491,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This was an action in the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City, Maryland, to enjoin the Public Service Commission of Maryland from enforcing an order to sell commutation tickets at certain rates specified. The injunction was refused, and on appeal the Court of Appeals of Maryland affirmed the decree and held that although the order fixing the rates declared the same to be in force for ten years, there should be reserved to the railroad company the right to apply to the Commission after the lapse of a reasonable time for a rescission or modification of its order if experience demonstrated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Simpson v. ShepardSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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- Arkadelphia Milling Co. v. St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Arkadelphia Co. v. St. Louis SW Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. v. White Cross Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. StateSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Municipal Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
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