Galveston Electric Co. v. City of Galveston
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. Appeal from a decree of the District Court, dismissing, without prejudice, a bill brought by the appellant to restrain the appellees from enforcing a rate fixed for itá street railway. ’
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion- of the court.
The street, railway system of Galveston was started as a horse-car line in 1881. It was electrified about 1890; and after the hurricane of 1900 was largely’ rebuilt. Upon sale on foreclosure the railway passed in 1901 to a new .company; and in 1905 it was purchased by the Galveston Electric Company which supplies to the inhabitants of that city also electric light and power. At no time has the full fare on the railway been more than five cents — : except during the period of eight months, from October 1,1918, to June 5,1919, when six…
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