Legal Opinion
Railroad Commission v. United States
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 9, 1956No. 10413PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Justice.
This is a declaratory judgment proceeding in which the trial court declared the law to be:
“1. That the statutes of the State of Texas, construed in the light of existing Federal law, do not prohibit the United States of America, in the exercise of its constitutional functions, from negotiating and making arrangements for transportation of persons or property for the United States at fares and rates different from those prescribed by the Railroad Commission of Texas.
“2. That the statutes of the State of Texas, construed in the light of existing Federal Law, do not prohibit the…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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