Pennsylvania Railroad v. Ewing
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 18, May T., 1912, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. Dauphin Co., Equity Docket, No. 474; Commonwealth Docket 1911, No. 140; dismissing bill for injunction in case of Pennsylvania Eailroad Company v. Nathaniel Ewing, Charles N. Mann and Milton J. Brecht, constituting the Pennsylvania State Eailroad Commission. • Bill in equity for an injunction to restrain the Pennsylvania State Eailroad Commission from enforcing the Act of June 19, 1911, P. L. 1053, known as the…
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Appeal, No. 18, May T., 1912, by plaintiff, from decree of O. P. Dauphin Co., Equity Docket, No. 474; Commonwealth Docket 1911, No. 140; dismissing bill for injunction in case of Pennsylvania Eailroad Company v. Nathaniel Ewing, Charles N. Mann and Milton J. Brecht, constituting the Pennsylvania State Eailroad Commission. • Bill in equity for an injunction to restrain the Pennsylvania State Eailroad Commission from enforcing the Act of June 19, 1911, P. L. 1053, known as the “Full Crew Act.” Before Kunkel, P. J., and McCarrell, J. Prior to the effective date of the act, this bill in equity…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Brown,
The purpose of the bill filed in this case was to enjoin the appellees, constituting the Pennsylvania state railroad commission, from enforcing the provisions of the Act of June 19, 1911, P. L. 1053, commonly known as the “Full Grew Act,” on the ground that it is unconstitutional and void. Its constitutionality is challenged for the following alleged reasons: (1) It is not a valid exercise of police power; (2) it violates the provisions in the State Constitution prohibiting the passage of any special law regulating labor; (3) its enforcement will result in no…
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