Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Sorensen v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1924No. 23847PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLetton,J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated. It is alleged that the attorney general of the state had been requested to prosecute the same but had refused, but that he makes no objection to the action being brought in the name of the state on the relation of the plaintiff. The purpose of the suit is to enjoin and prohibit the defendant railroad companies from giving free passes or reduced transportation to ministers of the gospel and persons engaged in eleemosynary and charitable work, and to have the court declare chapter 160, Laws…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Church of the Holy Trinity v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Co. v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Commonwealth v. Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State ex rel. State Railway Commission v. RamseyNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
- The Herald Company, (Cross-Appellant) v. Donald R. Seawell, (Cross-Appellees)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- First Trust Co. v. SmithNebraska Supreme Court · 1938
- A. P. Smith Manufacturing Co. v. BarlowSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Hall v. BowersNebraska Supreme Court · 1928
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