Barney v. Board of Railroad Commissioners

Decision in this case was handed down last June; all the members of the court concurring in an affirmance of the judgment. In due time after the opinion was promulgated the defendants filed a motion for rehearing, and a number of corporations and associations asked leave to present arguments as amici curiae. As the questions involved are of great public importance, we determined to set the cause down for re-argument and to permit the amici curiae to be heard. After extended argument and much study, and having the advantage of decisions rendered since the cause was submitted originally,…