State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
This is a case of original Jurisdiction in the Mandamus. Ellis, J., takes no part.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
This proceeding was brought to enfor.ce an order No. 357 of the State Railroad Commissioners which in effect requires the respondent to cease charging extra compensation for the transportation of intra-State passengers over the carrier’s bridges across the St. Johns river at Jacksonville and at Palatka, Florida, the order being made upon the theory that the extra charge is unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory. The return to the alternative writ averred that the order was made “Arbitrarily and without any evidence” and “without one word of evidence * tending to show that the charges made…
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- State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1916