City of Englewood v. Denver & South Platte Railway Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF COLORADO. The case is stated in the opinion. The Act of 1913, known as the Public Utilities Act, if given the construction placed upon it by the majority of the state court, is a violation of the constitutional inhibition against impairing the obligation of contracts. Atlantic Coast Elec. Ry.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OF COLORADO. The case is stated in the opinion. The Act of 1913, known as the Public Utilities Act, if given the construction placed upon it by the majority of the state court, is a violation of the constitutional inhibition against impairing the obligation of contracts. Atlantic Coast Elec. Ry. Co. v. Public Utility Commrs., 89 N. J. L. 407, 413; Reed v. Trenton, 80 N. J. Eq. 503-506; Detroit v. Detroit United Railway, 173 Michigan, 314; Peoria Ry. Co. v. Peoria Ry. Terminal Co., 252 Illinois, 73; Southern Bell Telephone Co. v. Mobile, 162 Red. Rep.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill to compel the defendant to arrange for passengers on its road to be transported without extra fare over the line of the Denver City Tramway Company from a point of connection and in like manner for passengers on that company’s line to be carried over the defendant’s line without additional charge. The defendant operates a street railway under a franchise granted by the plaintiff while a town. By § 6 of the ordinance making the grant the grantees were allowed to charge certain fares provided that they should make the arrangement stated above. The defence pleaded against being…
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