Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Norwood
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 13, 1931No. 193PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
The company sued the attorney general and the prosecuting attorneys of two circuits of Arkansas to enjoin the enforcement of statutes of that State regulating freight train crews and switching crews upon the claim that they are repugnant to the Constitution and laws of the United States. On the complaint and supporting affidavits the plaintiff applied for a temporary injunction. Defendants moved to dismiss. The court, consisting of a circuit judge and two district judges, held the complaint insufficient to show any ground for relief and dismissed the case. 42 F. (2d) 765.
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