Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Railroad Commissioners
Supreme Court of Florida
Appealed from the Circuit Court for Walton County. Statement. The following bill of complaint was filed: “The bill of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, under the laws of the State of Kentucky, against R. Hudson Burr, N. A. Blitch and Royal C. Dunn, composing the Railroad Commission of the State of Florida, alleges as follows: That the complainant is the owner and operator of a railroad running from Pensacola, Florida, its western terminus, to River Junction,…
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Appealed from the Circuit Court for Walton County. Statement. The following bill of complaint was filed: “The bill of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, under the laws of the State of Kentucky, against R. Hudson Burr, N. A. Blitch and Royal C. Dunn, composing the Railroad Commission of the State of Florida, alleges as follows: That the complainant is the owner and operator of a railroad running from Pensacola, Florida, its western terminus, to River Junction, Florida, its eastern terminus, and through the village of DeFuniak Springs. Thát the defendants compose the Railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
— (After stating the facts). This suit was brought to énjoin the Railroad Commissioners from enforcing an order requiring the railroad company to enlarge to stated dimensions the waiting rooms, the baggage room and the sheds of the passenger depot or station at DeFuniak Springs, Florida, to reconstruct the toilet rooms in a stated manner and to discontinue the use of kerosene lamps and to use electric lights in the depot. The relief is sought upon the theory that the order is exceptional, unreasonable and imposes an unjust tax on the resources of the railroad company.
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