Legal Opinion

State v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 1916PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Mineral County. Bill in equity by the State against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. Prom, a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Rofeenbarger, Judge:

The question presented by the record in this cause is whether the State may restrain common carriers from allowing passengers to carry suit cases, trunks or other containers containing .intoxicating liquors as unchecked personal baggage, on the ground that the allowance of that privilege to passengers enlarges the opportunity for violation of the constitutional and statutory laws prohibiting the manufacture, sale and gifts of such liquors.

Tt arises upon a final decree, reading in part as follows: “It is therefore adjudged, ordered and decreed that the respondent, The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  2. Norman v. Virginia-Pocahontas Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
  3. State v. EhrlickWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Fallsburg, &c. Co. v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
  5. State v. United States Express Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Rourke v. BarbieriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
  2. Perry v. BarkerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Gragg v. State Ex Rel. SelbySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  4. Key v. State Ex Rel. HodgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
  5. Pigford v. State Ex Rel. BroachMississippi Supreme Court · 1938

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