Legal Opinion

Railroad Commission v. Galveston Chamber of Commerce

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1908PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Travis County. Tried below before Hon. Chas. A. Wilcox.

1Opinion of the Court

KEY, Associate Justice.

The Galveston Chamber of Commerce, incorporated; Ullman, Lewis & Company, incorporated; S. P. Mistrot, B. Adoue, J. Lobit and David Odem brought this suit against the Bail-road Commission of Texas, and the persons composing that body, seeking a decree vacating certain orders and tariff rates made by the defendant, and enjoining their enforcement, insofar as they require the payment of greater charges on freight shipped to or from Galveston to or from points on the St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Bailway than are permitted to be charged on similar shipments to or from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Insurance v. HillmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. Interstate Commerce Commission v. Louisville & N. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Tennessee · 1896

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Railroad Commission v. Galveston Chamber of CommerceTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Missouri-Kansas & T. R. of Texas v. Railroad CommissionCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Houston Chamber of Commerce v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929
  4. Railroad Commission v. Houston Chamber of CommerceTexas Supreme Court · 1935
  5. Galveston Chamber of Commerce v. Railroad Commission of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911

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