Oregon-Washington R. & N. Co. v. Spokane P. & S. Ry. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: John P. Kavanatjgh, Judge. Suit by the Oregon-Washington Bailroad & Navigation Company to set aside an award by the Bailroad Commission sitting as a board of arbitration to determine the compensation to be paid plaintiff by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Bailway Company for use of a bridge. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice McCamant.
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From Multnomah: John P. Kavanatjgh, Judge. Suit by the Oregon-Washington Bailroad & Navigation Company to set aside an award by the Bailroad Commission sitting as a board of arbitration to determine the compensation to be paid plaintiff by the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Bailway Company for use of a bridge. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. In Banc. Statement by Mr. Justice McCamant. This is a suit in equity brought by the Oregon-Washington Bailroad and Navigation Company to set aside an award made by the Bailroad Commission of Oregon sitting as a board of arbitration. The award…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCamant
We desire to express our obligations to counsel who have appeared in this case for the clarifying arguments and the able and exhaustive briefs with which we have been assisted in our investigation of the important questions suggested by this record.
It was formerly necessary to secure an act of Congress in order to authorize a railroad company to bridge a navigable stream. The policy of Congress in adopting legislation of this character was to require the builder of the bridge to permit the common user thereof by other railway companies: Union Pacific Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & P. R. Co.,…
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