Robert R. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Company
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP VIRGINIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. Regulation of transportation companies, particularly as to intrastate rates is an essential attribute of the State government, a legitimate and necessary part of the police power, to be exercised by such body as the State may select and clothe with the necessary powers.
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APPEALS PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP VIRGINIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. Regulation of transportation companies, particularly as to intrastate rates is an essential attribute of the State government, a legitimate and necessary part of the police power, to be exercised by such body as the State may select and clothe with the necessary powers. Munn v. Illinois, 94 U. S. 113; Granger Cases, 94 U. S. 155; Railroad Commission Cases, 116 U. S. 307; Smythe v. Ames, 169 U. S. 523; Minn. &c. R. R. Co. v. Minnesota, 186 U. S. 257; Reagan v. Farmers’…
1Opinion of the Court 1
211 U.S. 210
29 S.Ct. 67
53 L.Ed. 150
ROBERT R. PRENTIS, Henry C. Stuart, and Joseph E. Willard, Individually and as Constituting the State Corporation Commission of Virginia, and R. T. Wilson, Clerk of the State Corporation Commission of Virginia, Appts.,
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ATLANTIC COAST LINE COMPANY. NO 270. SAME, Appts., v. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY. NO 271. SAME, Appts., v. CHESAPEAKE WESTERN RAILWAY. NO 272. SAME, Appts., v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY. NO 273. SAME, Appts., v. NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NO 274. SAME, Appts., v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. NO 275.
Nos. 270-275.
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Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · Holmes; Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Ex Parte VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
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