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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 27, 1933No. 364PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Brandéis

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Constitution of Arkansas, Article XVII, § 1, declares: “Every railroad company shall' have the right with its road to intersect, connect with, or cross any other road.” A statute provides that the Railroad Commission “ shall have exclusive, power to determine and prescribe the manner, including the particular point of crossing and the terms of installation, operation, maintenance, apportionment of expenses, use and protection of each crossing of one railroad by another railroad. . . .” Act April 1, 1919, p. 411, § 9; Crawford & Moses…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Piedmont & Northern Railway Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. Texas v. Eastern Texas RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  4. Texas & New Orleans Railroad v. Northside Belt Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
  5. Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Powell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. Wells v. Universal Pictures Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  3. Yankee Network, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  4. Miskovsky v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  5. L. Singer & Sons v. Union Pac. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940

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