Legal Opinion
Denver & N. O. R. Co. v. Atchison, T. & S. F. R. Co.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided February 24, 1883PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHallett, J.
The duty of common carriers to give equal service on equal terms and upon reasonable compensation to all who may apply to them to carry persons or property is as well established as any rule of the common law. As to railroads, it is expressed in section 6, art. 15, of the constitution of this state in the following language :
“All individuals, associations, and corporations shall have equal rights to have persons and property transported over any railroad in this state, and no undue or unreasonable discrimination shall be made in charges or in facilities for transportation of freight or…
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- New Jersey Steam Navigation Company v. MERCHANTS'BANK.Supreme Court of the United States · 1848
- Union Pacific Railroad v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Bissell v. Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad CompaniesNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Pearce v. Madison & Indianapolis RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. North River Sugar Refining Co.New York Supreme Court · 1889
- Graham & Ward v. Macon, Dublin & Savannah RailroadSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904