Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Railroad & Public Utilities Commission

Complainant, suing- under chapter 29, Acts of 1923, seeks a declaratory judgment (1) as to the constitutionality of chapter 10, Acts of 1897; chapter 390, Acts of 1907, that confer certain powers upon the Commission; and (2) if the Acts are valid, as to the authority of the Commission to determine the character of the employees through which complainant, as a common carrier, shall render service at its several offices, stations and depots.

The controversy relates to section 2, chapter 390, Acts of 1907, and rules promulgated by the Commission under the statute. The defendant demurred to the…