Southwest Stone Co. v. Railroad Commission

Appellant, Southwest Stone Company, sued appellee, Railroad Commission, to set aside its order fixing the carload freight rates on crushed limestone moving from several Texas points to Houston, Texas. It alleged that the rate order resulted in lessening the competitive position of appellant in crushed limestone, and was therefore unreasonable and discriminatory as to it. The two special exceptions of the Commismission and the motion to dismiss the suit by interveners, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company and Guy A. Thompson, trustee for International-Great Northern Railroad Company, were…