Southern Railway Co. v. Atlanta Sand & Supply Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
The Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court the following questions: 1. Does storage rule 9 of the railroad commission of Georgia, 'adopted under authority of the act of 1905 (Acts 1905, p. 120), commonly known as the Steed act, apply to cars intended to be used for the shipment of freight from a point in this State to a destination in another State; i. e., is the rule applicable to interstate transactions? Said rule is as follows: “Kailroad companies are required,…
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The Court of Appeals certified to the Supreme Court the following questions: 1. Does storage rule 9 of the railroad commission of Georgia, 'adopted under authority of the act of 1905 (Acts 1905, p. 120), commonly known as the Steed act, apply to cars intended to be used for the shipment of freight from a point in this State to a destination in another State; i. e., is the rule applicable to interstate transactions? Said rule is as follows: “Kailroad companies are required, to furnish cars promptly upon request therefor. When a shipper-files with a railroad company written application for a…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
1. The constitution of the United States (sec. 8, par. 3) declares that Congress shall have power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.” In the English language few clauses can be found which have had a more far-reaching effect than that comprised in the seven words “to regulate commerce . among the several States.” If these words have a rival, it is to be found in those other four words in the fourteenth amendment of the same constitution — “due process of law.” On the first quoted clause has been built up a vast structure of…
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