Legal Opinion

Bellamy v. St. Louis, I. M. & S. Ry. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 8, 1915No. 4284PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Arkansas; Jacob Trieber, Judge. Suit by the St. Douis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company against George W. Bellamy and others. From an order granting an injunction on a supplemental bill (211 Fed. 172), certain defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

AMIDON, District Judge.

The present appeal presents a subordinate matter arising out of the Arkansas Rate Cases (C. C.) 187 Fed. 290, and 230 U. S. 553, 33 Sup. Ct. 1030, 57 L. Ed. 1625. A schedule of freight and passenger rates was prescribed under the authority of that state. The St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Company filed in the federal court its bill against the railroad commissioners and individual defendants as passengers and shippers, charging that the rates were confiscatory. A preliminary injunction was issued, restraining the defendants and the public generally from…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hale v. AllinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Russell v. FarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. United States v. Bitter Root Development Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. In Re Engelhard & Sons Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
  5. Allen v. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United Motors Service, Inc. v. Tropic-Aire, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  2. Carey v. McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
  3. Fletcher Paper Co. v. Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Burke Const. Co. v. KlineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
  5. Pierce v. National Bank of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922

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