State ex rel. United Railways Co. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The Constitution provides that the privilege of operating a street railroad shall he acquired by securing the consent of the local authorities and this is the only manner in which such privilege can lawfully be acquired. Mo. Constitution, art. 12, sec. 20; Grand Ave.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. George H. Shields, Judge. (1) The Constitution provides that the privilege of operating a street railroad shall he acquired by securing the consent of the local authorities and this is the only manner in which such privilege can lawfully be acquired. Mo. Constitution, art. 12, sec. 20; Grand Ave. Railroad v. Lindell Railroad, 148 Mo. 637; State ex rel. v. Lindell Railroad, 151 Mo. 162. (2) While this consent may impose upon the grantee duties which are essentially public, it creates a relation ■which, in many respects is wholly contractual…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, J.
— In April, 1914, complaints were filed with the Public Service Commission praying that an inquiry be made into the character of service rendered by the United Railways Company of the city of St. Louis. The specifications in said complaints were comprehensive and embraced many phases of street railway service. The Commission, after hearing evidence and making such other investigations and inquiries as it deemed proper, made an order, set forth under six headings or subdivisions. The first, third and fourth related to the manner in which the Railways Company was to operate, manage and conduct…
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