Legal Opinion

Southern Railway Co. v. Commonwealth

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 23, 1908PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the State Corporation Commission.

1Opinion of the Court

Cardwell, J.,

(with whom Keith, P., concurs.)

The rules establishel by the State Corporation Commission for the regulation of transportation companies and. shippers doing business in this state came under review in Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co. v. Commonwealth, 102 Va. 599, 46 S. E. 911, and it was held that, while said rules and regulations, as applied to transportation companies and shippers doing business in this state, are reasonable, just and valid, whether said rules and regulations do, in their operation, directly infringe upon the commerce clause of the constitution of the United…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Stuart v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  3. Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
  4. Gloucester Ferry Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Peterson v. HaganWashington Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. Atlanta Sand & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Edwards v. CommonwealthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Hardwick Farmers Elevator Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  5. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910

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