Coal & Coke Ry. Co. v. Conley
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Bill by Coal & Coke Railway Co. against the Attorney General ■of West Virginia and the Prosecuting Attorney of Kanawha County, to enjoin them from enforcing the two cent passenger rate law. Decree for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
POEEENBAEGEE, JUDGE:
In the chancery cause of the Coal & Coke Railway Company v. Wm. G. Conley and S. B. Avis, matured and brought on for hearing, on the bill, motion to dismiss, demurrer, answer and depositions, the circuit court of Kanawha county pronounced a decree, on the 16th day of June, 1909, perpetually enjoining, inhibiting and restraining said Conley and Avis from proceeding, as Attorney General of the State and Prosecuting Attorney of Ka-nawha County, respectively, to enforce, against the plaintiff, the penal provision of an act of the legislature, passed on the-20th day of…
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