State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Statement. The alternative writ of mandamus issued by this court is: “That the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company is a railroad corporation, existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, which on the .first day of July 1902 became the owner of divers lines of railway in this State by purchase from the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Company, which lines, with others since acquired, leased or constructed, it has operated since the said purchase and still operates ,…
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Statement. The alternative writ of mandamus issued by this court is: “That the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company is a railroad corporation, existing under the laws of the State of Virginia, which on the .first day of July 1902 became the owner of divers lines of railway in this State by purchase from the Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Company, which lines, with others since acquired, leased or constructed, it has operated since the said purchase and still operates , as a common carrier of persons and property, from points in this State to other points therein. 2. That the Atlantic…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, C. J.,
(after stating the facts.)—In effect the alternative writ issued by this court herein recites that Rule 12 of the Rules Governing the transportation of passengers prescribed by the Railroad Commissioners and set out in the alternative writ, requiring written application to the Railroad Commissioners for their consent to discontinue running any regular train carrying passengers to be made at least ten days before the discontinuance, was duly adopted and prescribed and ordered to take effect January 1, 1909, of which respondent had due notice; that since the Rule took effect…
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- Spies v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
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- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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