Legal Opinion
Great Northern Railway Co. v. Board of Railroad Commissioners
Montana Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1956No. 9555PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*251MR. JUSTICE ANGSTMAN:
This is an appeal from a judgment and decree declaring a certain order of the board of railroad commissioners to be void and illegaL. The facts giving rise to the controversy are these:
Some time prior to April 29, 1954, plaintiff requested permission from the board of railroad commissioners to remove trains numbered 223 and 224, operating between Havre, Montana, and Williston, North Dakota, but the request was denied on the ground that the board was without jurisdiction over the matter.
On April 29, 1954, the Great Northern Railway Company discontinued the operation of…
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