Augusta-Aiken Ry. & Electric Corp. v. Railroad Commission
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, at Charleston; Henry A. Middleton Smith, Judge. _ _ Suit in equity by the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation against the Railroad Commission of South Carolina and others. From an order denying a motion for preliminary injunction, complainant appeals.
1Per curiam
The essential facts are these: The Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation, appellant here, operates an electric railway, 23.9 miles in length, between the cities of Aiken, S. C., and Augusta, Ga. All but half a mile of this railway is in South Carolina, and the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of that state is conceded. In 1917 the company divided its road into eight zones, and established a rate of 5 cents for each zone, or 40 cents from one city to the other. This rate is still in force, and under the laws of South Carolina cannot be raised without consent of the Railroad…
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