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Delaware, L. & W. R. v. Stevens

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York

Decided September 17, 1909PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Bill by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company against Frank W. Stevens and others, constituting the Public Service Commission of the Second District of the state of New York. Defendants’ amended plea to the bill overruled.

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Bill by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company against Frank W. Stevens and others, constituting the Public Service Commission of the Second District of the state of New York. Defendants’ amended plea to the bill overruled. Hearing on amended plea to bill of complaint which seeks, pending the suit, an order suspending an order of the Public Service Commission, Second District, of the state of New York, made September 17, 1908, and enjoining and restraining proceedings thereunder, and praying a final decree setting aside and annulling such order and perpetually enjoining…

1Opinion of the Court

RAY, District Judge.

The Public Service Commission of the state of New York was created by the statutes of the state with the powers and jurisdiction hereafter referred to. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company is a railroad and public service corporation organized under and pursuant to the laws of the state of Pennsylvania, but owns, leases, and operates railroad lines in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the state of New York, amongst others a trunk line extending from Jersey City, state of New Jersey, through and across New Jersey, the eastern part of Pennsylvania, and the…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. Prentis v. Atlantic Coast Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
  3. Reagan v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  4. Willcox v. Consolidated Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
  5. City of Knoxville v. Knoxville Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wilmington City Ry. Co. v. TaylorDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1912

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