Lincoln Traction Co. v. City of Lincoln

The plaintiff applied to the state railway commission for permission to raise its rates of service and for authority to issue and sell securities, and also made an application for an emergency rate. The commission, after an extended hearing and apparently an exhaustive investigation of the matters presented, granted the respective applications in part and refused them in part; and the applicant has appealed to this court from the ruling on each application. The applications were heard, together, reserving the motion to consolidate the cases for further investigation.

Questions are raised and…