Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Railroad & Warehouse Commission
Supreme Court of Minnesota
On December 1,1887, the Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners sent to the general managers of the railroad companies doing business in the state a circular letter, as follows: “It has been observed in travelling upon sleeping-cars used on the railways in the state that whenever the lower berth is occupied the upper berth is almost invariably opened, the bottom piece let down, and as long as the lower berth is occupied is fastened down, although the upper berth is not…
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On December 1,1887, the Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners sent to the general managers of the railroad companies doing business in the state a circular letter, as follows: “It has been observed in travelling upon sleeping-cars used on the railways in the state that whenever the lower berth is occupied the upper berth is almost invariably opened, the bottom piece let down, and as long as the lower berth is occupied is fastened down, although the upper berth is not in use, and there is no reasonable belief that it will be required. Neither the convenience of the porter nor the fact…
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The act (Laws 1887, c. 10) regulating common carriers, and creating a railroad and warehouse commission, is a piece ■of legislative patchwork composed of provisions borrowed from different and dissimilar sources, without uniformity of plan, and not always consistent with each other. The construction of the act is therefore a difficult task. Being purely the creature of statute, the right of appeal from the decision of the commission to the district court, if it exists, must be found in the express provisions of the act. The ■only provision assuming to give any such right is that contained in…
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