Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Mottley
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. • . The facts, which involve the construction of provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act relating to payrnent of fares on railways, are stated in the opinion. The object of the act of Juné 29, . 1906, was to prevent discrimination, and to place all passengers and shippers on the same level, with equal rights and privileges.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. • . The facts, which involve the construction of provisions of the Interstate Commerce Act relating to payrnent of fares on railways, are stated in the opinion. The object of the act of Juné 29, . 1906, was to prevent discrimination, and to place all passengers and shippers on the same level, with equal rights and privileges. While Congress may not pass an act for the purpose of impairing the obligation of specific contracts, it may in the due exercise of the powers expressly conferred upon it, incidentally do so. Legal Tender Cases, 12…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
As the result of a collision in Kentucky of railrpad trains belonging to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, which operated various lines extending through that Commonwealth as well as into Tennessee and other States, the plaintiffs Mottley and wife received serious personal injuries. The collision, it is alleged, was caused by the gross carelessness and negligence of the agents and. servants of the railroad company.
After the collision the plaintiffs and the company on the second of October, 1871, entered into a written agreement of which the following is a copy:
“The Louisville &…
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