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St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. v. Alabama Public Service Commission

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 20, 1929No. 568PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brandeis

Section 9713 of the Code of Alabama (1923) prohibits a railroad from abandoning “ any portion of its service to. the public . . . unless and until, there shall first have been obtained from the [Public Service] Commission a permit allowing such abandonment.” Very severe penalties, including punishment of officers, .agents and employees, are prescribed in case the abandonment is willful.. '§§ 9730, 9731, 5350, 5399. Without obtaining such permission or applying therefor, the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway discontinued two interstate trains by means of which it had long furnished intrastate…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  2. Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Georgia Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Lawrence v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Myers v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Alabama Public Service Commission v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. United States v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Red River Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  5. Ex Parte Alabama Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958

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