Public Service Commission v. New York Central Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered November 9, 1920, which reversed an order of Special Term denying a motion for the enforcement of an order of the public service commission directing the defendant to restore the passenger rate of two cents per mile on its lines within the state, and granted the said motion. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
By its charter and by section 57 of the Railroad Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 49), the rate for way passengers on the New York Central railroad between Albany and Buffalo is limited to two cents a mile. Because of the Transportation Act of 1920 the company exacts and claims the right to exact a greater sum. After a hearing, on June 15, 1920, the public service commission directed the defendant to restore the two-cent rate on and after September 1, 1920. The latter refused to comply with this order and proceedings were instituted in the Supreme Court by the commission to obtain relief. These…
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