Interstate Commerce Commission v. Alabama Midland Ry. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for tbe Middle District of Alabama. This was a proceeding by the interstate commerce commission against the Alabama Midland Kailway Company and the Georgia Central Railway Company to require defendants to comply with its order of January 20,1894, in response to the complaint of the board of trade of Troy, Ala. The suit was dismissed by the circuit court (69 Fed. 227), and the interstate commerce commission appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Circuit Judge.
Troy is situated between the Alabama and Chattahoochee rivers, 52 miles by the shortest railroad route from Montgomery, 80 miles from Enfaula, and 85 miles from *718Columbus. It is a city of 4,000 or 5,000 inhabitants. On June 29, 1892, the board of trade of Troy filed with the interstate commerce commission, the appellant, a complaint against the Alabama Midland and the Georgia Central Railroads and their numerous connections, which contained six charges of violations of the provisions of the act to regulate commerce. Those charges are as follows:
“(1) That the Alabama…
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