United States v. Adams Express Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. The facts, which involve the question of whether a joint stock association is amenable to the anti-discrimination provisions of the Act, to Regulate Commerce, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. The facts, which involve the question of whether a joint stock association is amenable to the anti-discrimination provisions of the Act, to Regulate Commerce, are stated in the opinion. Thp words of the Interstate Commerbe Act explicitly make * express companies” guilty of misdemeanor if they violate its provisions, and these words were intended to mean what they say and to cover all express companies, There is no reason for limiting their scope to corporate, as distinguished from joint stock, “companies.” The…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is an indictment, under the Act to Regulate Commerce, of the Adams Express Company, by that name, alleging it to be 'a joint stock association,.organized and existing under and by virtue of the common law of the State of New York.’ A summons to. the Adams Express Company was issued and returned served on Charles F. Barrett, general agent for said, company. Thereupon Barrett moved to quash the service and return ‘on the ground that the same are not authorized by law.’ The entry with regard to the action upon this motion is that the court, “treating said motion as a demurrer to the…
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