Legal Opinion
Covert v. Nashville, C. & St. L. Ry.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 28, 1948PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bubnett
The Railroad and Public Utilities Commission of this State ordered the appellee railroad to charge no more than a named amount for carrying intrastate passengers from one point in the state to another. Different amounts were fixed for coach, and sleeping and parlor cars. The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized a larger amount, one to correspond with interstate travel. Due to this conflict, the Railroad and Public Utilities Commission joined with like commissions from other states and sought to enjoin this increased fare. A three *146judge Federal Court, consisting of one Circuit and two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Hale v. AllinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Ducktown Sulphur, Copper & Iron Co. v. FainTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Dixie Fire Insurance v. American Confectionery Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1910
- Alabama v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Daar v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1967
- Emerson v. Maples (In Re Mark Benskin & Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1993
- Central Bus Lines, Inc. v. Hamilton Nat. BankCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- Eslick v. FriedmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1951
- Black v. PettigrewCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1953
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