State ex rel. Wabash Railroad v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Macon Circuit Court.- — Hon. Nat M. 8helton) Judge. (1) The order of the commission is unlawful and void, because the commission is without power to condemn the existing passenger depot at Macon and require appellants to erect in lieu thereof an entirely new structure.
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Appeal from Macon Circuit Court.- — Hon. Nat M. 8helton) Judge. (1) The order of the commission is unlawful and void, because the commission is without power to condemn the existing passenger depot at Macon and require appellants to erect in lieu thereof an entirely new structure. Where a railroad company has provided passenger depot facilities at a place on its line, and the complaint is that the facilities so provided are “inadequate,” then, under the provisions of the Public Service Commission Act, the commission’s power is limited to a finding of facts with respect to particulars in which…
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
-Relators appeal from a judgment of the Macon Circuit Court, affirming and holding reasonable and lawful an order of the Public Service Commission requiring relators to construct a new passenger depot at Macon, Missouri.
The complaint before the commission was filed by the mayor of the city of Macon and charged that the present Wabash depot at that city is inadequate for “the reasonable accommodation of the public at Macon,” and that a new and larger depot was necessary for the adequate service of the community and for its security and convenience. The evidence offered pertained solely to the…
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