Alexandria & W. Ry. Co. v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Suit by the Alexandria & Western Railway Company against the Railroad Commission ofl Louisiana to set aside a rate order as being unjust, unreasonable, etc. From a judgment refusing plaintiff’s demand, and recognizing as valid an amendatory order of the Commission, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
*1069On Motion to Dismiss Appeal.
O’NIELL, J.
[1] The plaintiff prosecutes this appeal from a judgment decreeing an order of the Railroad Commission reasonable, legal and binding upon the railroad company. Article 285 of the Constitution provides that such appeals shall be returned to the Supreme Court within 10 days after the decision of the lower court. In his order granting the appeal, the district judge made it returnable 5& days after the date of the judgment. The appellant had not suggested any return day in his petition for an order of appeal. On motion of appellant’s counsel, and on their…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Morgan's L. & T. R. & S. S. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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