Union Pacific Railroad v. Court of Industrial Relations

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

In these actions, the plaintiffs sued to set aside and vacate an order of the court of industrial relations (succeeded by the public utilities commission) made under section 1 of chapter 243 of the Laws of 1919, section 66-230 of the Revised Statutes, directing each of the plaintiffs to construct and maintain cattle guards at certain farm crossings over their railroads. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, and the defendant appealed in each case.

The cases were tried on the pleadings and an agreed statement of facts. The agreed…