Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OREGON. This case originated in a complaint made by the municipal corporation of Milwaukie, in- the State of Oregon, before the Railroad Commission of -that State, seeking, an order restraining the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, the plaintiff in error, operating a syátem of street railways in the City of Portland, Oregon, and certain suburban roads in connection therewith, from practicing certain alleged discriminations in…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP OREGON. This case originated in a complaint made by the municipal corporation of Milwaukie, in- the State of Oregon, before the Railroad Commission of -that State, seeking, an order restraining the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, the plaintiff in error, operating a syátem of street railways in the City of Portland, Oregon, and certain suburban roads in connection therewith, from practicing certain alleged discriminations in rates of fare, and fixing reasonable fares between the City of Portland and the town of Milwaukie. Upon hearing, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The contentions of violation of Federal right' alleged to have been set up and denied in the state court and therefore to be reviewable here arise under the Fourteenth Amendment to the . Constitution, securing due process of law and equal protection of the laws as against state action.
The statute under which the Railroad Commission acted in this case provides:
“The term ‘railroad’ as used herein shall mean and embrace all corporations . . . that now, or may hereafter, own, operate by . ... electric . . . power, manage.or control, any . . . interurban rail-road . . . as a common carrier in this…
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