United States v. Capital Traction Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
In error to the Police Court of the District of Columbia. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This case was brought here by the United States from the police court of the District of Columbia for the review of a judgment quashing an information charging the appellee, the Capital Traction Company, with operating its street cars within the District in violation of sec. 16 of the act of Congress approved May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. at L. 246, chap. 190), which…
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In error to the Police Court of the District of Columbia. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This case was brought here by the United States from the police court of the District of Columbia for the review of a judgment quashing an information charging the appellee, the Capital Traction Company, with operating its street cars within the District in violation of sec. 16 of the act of Congress approved May 23, 1908 (35 Stat. at L. 246, chap. 190), which provides: “Sec. 16. That every street railroad company or corporation owning, controlling, leasing, or operating one or more…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
Many grounds are assigned in the motion in support of this contention, but we think the consideration of one will be sufficient to dispose of this casa It is insisted that the language of the act defining the offenses which it is intended to create is so general, uncertain, and indefinite that it cannot, in itself, constitute such a rule of conduct or law as can be enforced until amplified by specific rules, orders, and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission, promulgated under the authority vested in the Commission by the act of Congress in question.
The Interstate Commerce…
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