Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Filson
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Appeal from State Corporation Commission. Complaint by Theodore Filson and others against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company and others, before the Corporation Commission. From an order of the Commission, the Railway Company and others appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
It is essential to determine whether the Corporation Commission had jurisdiction of this proceeding. The charge is that the appellants issued “free transportation to one W. L. Page, an employee of the O. K. Bus & Carriage (Transfer) Company, for the purpose of enabling said O. K. Bus & Trans fer Company to receive an undue and unfair advantage of its competitors in the transfer of passengers and baggage in Oklahoma City; that, because of the issuance of this free pass, the O. K. Bus & Transfer Company solicits business from passengers on the train without any expense to the transfer company.”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Newport News Light & Water Co. v. Peninsular Pure Water Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1908
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