St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Geo. R. Haynie, Judge; 1. The verdicts are without evidence to support them. 61 Ark. 354. There was no competent evidence as to the distance. 58 Ark. 108. 2. The law is unconstitutional and void. 114 Ark. 519 should be overruled. 206 U. S. 1; 217 Id. 196; 230 Id. 340; 236 Id. 585; 207 Id. 73. The penalty is exorbitant and oppressive. Supra. 235 U. S. 651; 60 Ark. 221; 54 Id. 101; 209 U. S. 123; 230 Id. 340.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Dicksey Williams and Lucy Williams filed separate suits against the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company under section 6620 of Kirby’s Digest to recover the penalties allowed for overcharge in the transportation of passengers. The suits were consolidated and tried together. The jury in each case returned a verdict for sixty-six cents overcharge and seventy-five dollars penalty. From the judgment rendered, the railway company has appealed.
It is first insisted by counsel for the railway company that the evidence is not legally sufficient to support the verdict. Dicksey Williams…
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