Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Railroad Commission
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 27, 1912No. 77PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Equity. Suit by John W. Thompson against the Railroad Commission of Louisiana and others. Decree rendered. ■
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, District Judge.
This is a suit by John W. Thompson, a citizen of Missouri, against the Railroad Commission of Louisiana and the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railroad Company, Louisiana corporations, and against the Texas & Pacific Railway Company, a federal corporation, to have declared null and void three certain orders of the said Commission, and for an injunction to prevent the defendants from executing the said orders. The Commission joined issue, but the railroads merely entered their appearances through counsel and have taken no other part in the proceedings whatever.
The orders…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Texas & P. Ry. Co. v. Railroad Commission of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1911
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Murchison v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1935
- Graeper v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1933