Southern Pacific Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the validity of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission in regard to appellants’ rates on lumber, are stated in the opinion.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve the validity of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission in regard to appellants’ rates on lumber, are stated in the opinion. The railroads complain of the order first because tne Commission was without authority to fix any rates whatever; second, because the Commission did not establish the new rates because the low rate was unreasonable or because the new rates were reasonable, but simply because the railroads had promised and long maintained a lower rate; and because…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
Whether the court below was right in refusing to enjoin at the suit of the railway companies who are appellants the enforcement of an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission is the 1 : general subject'for consideration on this record.
When that which is superfluous, is put out of view, it will come to pass that every substantial controversy which the case presents will be disposed of by-determining what was the character of the order made by the Commission; that is to say, what was the power which that body exerted in .making the order in question. We state at once the pertinent facts.
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