State v. Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment for unlawful discrimination in the transportation of passengers by a railroad company, tried before Timberlake, J., at March Term, 1898, of Wake Superior Court. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Montgomery, J.:
The defendant Company was indicted for an unlawful discrimination in the transportation of passengers, under section 4 of Chapter 320 of the Acts of 1891. — The Railroad Commission Act. Section 4 of that Act is in the following words: ‘ ‘ That if any common carrier subject to the provisions of this Act shall directly or indirectly, by any special rate, rebate, draw back or other device, charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or persons a greater or less compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property subject to…
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