Legal Opinion

Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Garrett

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 1, 1913No. 23PublishedCited by 217 opinions

APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP KENTUCKY. The facts, which involve the constitutionality under the constitution of Kentucky and also under the Constitution of the United States of the State Railroad Commission Statute of Kentucky and the legality of orders made by the Commission, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes

This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for an interlocutory injunction. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co. v. Siler, 186 Fed. Rep. 176. The motion was heard by three judges, and the appeal is taken under § 17 of the act of June 18, 1910, c. 309, 36 Stat. 539, 557.

The suit was brought by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Kentucky, to enjoin the enforcement of two orders made by the Railroad Commission of that State on August 10,1910. One of these orders prescribed maximum freight rates for certain intrastate traffic, that is,…

2Cases cited29 opinions

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