Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Curtis Bay Railroad v. Towers
Baltimore City Circuit Court
Decided February 22, 1916Published
1Opinion of the Court
HEUISLER, J.—
Under the provisions of Section 20, of the Public Service Commission Law of the State of Maryland, we find it enacted, “that no common carrier, railroad corporation, or street railroad corporation, shall begin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any extension thereof, or ex&'cise any franchise or right under any provision of the railroad law, or of any other law not heretofore lawfully exercised, without first having obtained the permission. and approval of the Commission The Commission shall have power to grant the permission and approval herein specified…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tap Line CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Union Railroad v. Canton RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1907
- Hyattsville v. W., W. G.R.R. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1914