Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Nebraska
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEBRASKA. This was a writ of error to review a judgment of. the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska, awarding a writ of mandamus to compel the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, a corporation of Nebraska, to comply with an order of the Nebraska State Board of Transportation, which directed the company to grant to John W. Hollenbeck -and others the right and privilege of erecting an elevator upon the grounds of the railway company…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE NEBRASKA. This was a writ of error to review a judgment of. the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska, awarding a writ of mandamus to compel the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, a corporation of Nebraska, to comply with an order of the Nebraska State Board of Transportation, which directed the company to grant to John W. Hollenbeck -and others the right and privilege of erecting an elevator upon the grounds of the railway company at its station at Elmwood. By the constitution of Nebraska of 1875, art. 11, sec. 4, “Railways heretofore, constructed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
The arguments in this case have 'taken a wider range than is required for its decision. The material. facts, as assumed by the court below, are as follows:
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, a corporation of the State of Nebraska, Avas the owner of the right of Avay and depot grounds, Avithin which Avere its main and side tracks, its station-houses, and other shipping facilities, at ElmAvood in that State; and had permitted two elevators to be erected and operated by private firms on the side track at that station.
John W. Hollenbeck and others, apparently not a corporation, but a voluntary…
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