Legal Opinion

Southern Pac. Co. v. Conway

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 15, 1940No. 9474PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

On April 18, 1939, appellant filed a complaint in the United States District Court for Arizona against Joe Conway, individually, seeking a declaratory judgment against appellee, who is alleged to be the Attorney General of the State of Arizona, to the effect that the Arizona Train Limit Law, approved by the people by referendum after enactment by its legislature (Arizona Revised Code, 1928, Section 647), is unconstitutional because it violates the Commerce Clause (cl. 3, sec. 8, Art. I) of, and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to, the Constitution of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Pierce v. Society of SistersSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  4. Truax v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Muskrat v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. City of Altus, Oklahoma v. CarrDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1966
  2. Union Pacific Railroad Company v. WoodahlDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1970
  3. Planned Parenthood Committee of Phoenix, Inc. v. Maricopa CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  4. West v. Bank of Commerce & TrustsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
  5. Davies v. RussellArizona Supreme Court · 1958

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