Morgan's Louisiana & T. R. & S. S. Co. v. Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from judicial district court, parish of East Baton Rouge; H. F. Brunot, Judge. Action by Morgan’s Louisiana & Texas Railroad & Steamship Company and the Southern Pacific Company against the railroad commission of Louisiana. Judgment for defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
NICHOLLS, C. J.
The plaintiffs alleged: That the railroad commission is a corporation organized and existing under the constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, and domiciled in the parish of East Baton Rouge, and the said commission derives any and all authority, power, and character as such commission, in respect to the matters complained of, from and under articles 285 to 2S9, both inclusive, of the constitution of this state, of the year 1898.
That petitioner the Southern Pacific Company . is a railroad corporation. That it is, and has been since the year 1884,…
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