State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From an order of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission requiring the Great Northern Railway Company to build and establish at Lawndale station a certain depot with a suitable platform, and a custodian in charge thereof, the railway company appealed to the district court for the county of Wilkin. The appeal was heard beforeFlaherty, J., who made findings affirming the order of the commission and ordered judgment in favor of the state.
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From an order of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission requiring the Great Northern Railway Company to build and establish at Lawndale station a certain depot with a suitable platform, and a custodian in charge thereof, the railway company appealed to the district court for the county of Wilkin. The appeal was heard beforeFlaherty, J., who made findings affirming the order of the commission and ordered judgment in favor of the state. From an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
A petition with 60 signers was filed with the Railroad and Warehouse Commission asking that a depot be established at the flag ¡station of Lawndale on the line of the Great Northern Railway. After a hearing at which both the petitioners and the company were represented, the commission made findings and issued an order directing the company to provide the depot. The company appealed therefrom to the district court. That court sustained the action of the commission in all respects, and a further appeal brings the matter before this court.
Lawndale is located nearly midway between the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steenerson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. Minnesota Ex Rel. Railroad & Warehouse CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Jacobson v. Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacifc RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commissioners v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
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