Southern Pacific R. Co. v. Arizona
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ARIZONA. The case is stated in the opinion. in support of the contention that the movement was interstate, cited South Covington By. Co. v. Covington, 235 U. S. 537, 545; United States v. Union Stock Yards of Chicago, 226 TJ.'S. 266,.304; Missouri, Kansas & Texas By.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP ARIZONA. The case is stated in the opinion. in support of the contention that the movement was interstate, cited South Covington By. Co. v. Covington, 235 U. S. 537, 545; United States v. Union Stock Yards of Chicago, 226 TJ.'S. 266,.304; Missouri, Kansas & Texas By. Co. v. Texas, 245 U. S. 484; Western Oil Befining Co. v. Lipscomb, 244 U. S. 346, 348. In support of the contention that the right of. private contract' was invaded, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, — Chicago, Bock Island & Pacific By. Co. v. Maucher, 248 U. S. 359; Santa Fe;…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clarke
An agent for Campbell’s United Shows applied to the Southern. Pacific Company to transport eighteen cars, carrying a carnival show equipment, including employees and animals, from Tucson via Maricopa, to Phoenix, Arizona.
In reply to this application the company gave two reasons for refusing the request. The first of these was that the company had contracted for the transportation of another show, under an agreement not to carry a second one within thirty days, which had not expired; and the second, that the company was not a common carrier of shows and would not make the customary contract…
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- Coe v. ErrolSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Railroad Commission of Ohio v. Worthington, Receiver of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
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- New York Central Railroad v. MohneySupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United Fuel Gas Company v. BattleWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1969
- Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- Wolf v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929
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