Missouri, K. & T. Ry. Co. v. Love
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Bills by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company, by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railway Company, and by the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Company against 'J. F. Love and others. On application for a temporary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
These are suits by railroad companies to
enjoin the enforcement of the passenger rate of two cents per mile prescribed by the Constitution of Oklahoma and certain freight rates prescribed by the Corporation Commission of that state. The suits were brought in September, 1909, after an experience of about 2 (years with the passenger rate and from 9 to 18 months with the freight rates save some unimportant modifications; and it is claimed by the railroad companies the rates have proved so unreasonably low their continued enforcement will confiscate their property and deprive…
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