McGrew v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Ron. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) No law enacted by tbe General Assembly shall relate to more than one subject, and that shall be-clearly expressed in the title.
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Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. — Ron. Samuel Davis, Judge. (1) No law enacted by tbe General Assembly shall relate to more than one subject, and that shall be-clearly expressed in the title. Constitution 1875, sec. 28, art. 4; State v. Miller, 45 Mo. 495; People v. Denahy, 20 Mich. 349 ; State ex rel. v. County Court, 102: Mo. 531; State ex rel. v. Ranson, 73 Mo. 87; State ex rel. v. Miller, 100 Mo. 445; Skinner v. Wilhelm, 30 N, W. 313. (2) The Legislature can make the title of an act as general as they see fit, so long as the act does not contain separate, distinct and incongruous…
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DISSENTING OPINION.
WOODSON, J.
The respondent instituted this suit in the circuit court of Lafayette county to recover $7,462.43, overcharges and penalties alleged to be due *563him from appellant for its violation of certain sections of the Eevised Statutes of 1899; regarding freight charges, for transportation of coal from Myriek, Missouri, to various other towns in this State.
There was a trial before the court, without the intervention of a jury, which resulted in a judgment for the respondent for the amount sued for, and the appellant duly prosecuted its appeal to this court.
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Ex Parte SieboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Kaukauna Water Power Co. v. Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Railroad Commission v. Weld & NevilleTexas Supreme Court · 1903
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