Legal Opinion
City of Shreveport v. Shreveport Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1930No. 5817PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, the Shreveport Railways Company, operating a system of electric street ears in the city of Shreveport, La., brought suit to enjoin the enforcement of two ordinances of said city on the ground that they are unreasonable and oppressive, and the effect of their enforcement is to confiscate appellee’s property, in violation of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. One ordinance complained of, adopted May 14, 1907, requires all street cars operated after 7 a. m. to be manned by two persons, a conductor and a motomeer. The other ordinance,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Bluefield Water Works & Improvement Co. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Dobbins v. Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Newton v. Consolidated Gas Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Banton v. Belt Line Railway Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Lincoln Gas & Electric Light Co. v. City of LincolnSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Weinberg v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1945
- Hubert Wesley Driggers v. Business Men's Assurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. WarnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1950
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