State ex rel. Railroad Commissioners v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court En Banc. This is a case of -original jurisdiction. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
The alternative writ alleges in effect that the Railroad Commissioners prescribed a schedule for certain passenger trains of the respondent so- as to make connections at stated points; that respondent observed the schedule for a time, and then without notice to or permission from the Railroad Commissioners disobeyed the order and changed the schedule so that the connections are not made as contemplated by the action of the Railroad Commissioners.
The command of the writ is to obey the order of the Railroad Commissioners fixing the schedule or to show cause for not doing so.
A demurrer to the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- State ex rel. Ellis v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Corporation Commission v. RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- State ex rel. Lamar v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1899
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