Erie Railroad v. Purdy
Supreme Court of the United States
error to the supreme court of the state of new TORE. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
Twenty-one actions were brought by Purdy against the Erie Railroad Company, a corporation of New York, to recover penalties under what is known" as the Mileage Book Act of that State, being chapter 1027 of the Laws of 1895 which took effect June 15, 1895, as amended by chapter 835 of the Laws of 1896 which took effect May 22, 1896.
The complaint and answer in each case were the same.
Each answer alleged “ upon information and belief that the said act known as chapter 835 of the Laws of 1896, is unconstitutional and void, because it is in violation of the provisions of the Constitution of the…
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