Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. The appellees (husband and wife), being residents and Citizens of Kentucky, brought this suit in equity in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky against the appellant, a railroad company and a citizen of the same State.
Read the full summary
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. The appellees (husband and wife), being residents and Citizens of Kentucky, brought this suit in equity in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky against the appellant, a railroad company and a citizen of the same State. The object of the suit was to compel the specific performance of the following contract: “Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2nd, 1871. “The Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company in consideration that E. L. Mottley and wife, Annie E. Mottley, have this day…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moody
Two questions of law were raised by the demurrer to the bill, were brought here by appeal, and have been argued before us. They are, first, whether that part of the act of Congress of June 29, 1906 (34 Stat. 584), which forbids the giving of free passes or the collection of any different compensation for transportation of passengers than that specified in the tariff filed, makes it unlawful to perform a contract for transportation of persons, who in good faith, before the passage of the act, had accepted such contract in satisfaction of a valid cause of action against the railroad; and,-…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Tennessee v. Union & Planters' BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Minnesota v. Northern Securities Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Cameron v. HodgesSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1,828 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Construction Laborers Vacation Trust for Southern Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Shaw v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
1,823 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.