Louisville & N. R. v. Railroad Commission of Alabama
District Court, M.D. Alabama
In Equity. Suit by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company against the Railroad Commission of Alabama. On petition by complainant and rule issued thereon against Charles Henderson, Leon McCord and Frank Julian, respondents, to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt for violation of injunction. Rule discharged.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This matter was submitted for decision upon a rule served upon respondents, who are the members of the Railroad Commission of Alabama, to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt in violating the terms of a permanent injunction that was heretofore issued in the cause, enjoining the respondents from taking any steps to enforce certain rate statutes enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, known as the “Maximum Freight Act,” the “Eight Group Acts” and the “Maximum Passenger Rate Act.” The alleged violation of the injunction consists in the making of an order…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Railroad Commission v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1909
- Louisville & N. R. v. Railroad CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1912
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- United States v. NaldrettDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1914