Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania R. R. Co. v. Driscoll

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 30, 1939PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is a bill attacking the constitutionality of the act of assembly of June 1, 1937, P. L. 1120, which is commonly known as the Full Crew Act.

The issues as disclosed by the bill and answer bearing upon the constitutionality of the act are substantially as follows:

Do the requirements of the act for additional assistance have a reasonable relationship to the safety of employees and travelers; are the said requirements unreasonable and arbitrary; did the legislature have as its purpose in enacting the said law the use of the police power of the state or was the same enacted for the benefit of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Jacobson v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Stone v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. Ohio Valley Water Co. v. Ben Avon BoroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. WaltersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Krentz v. Consolidated Rail Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. La FolletteWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Aizen v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Adams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1946
  5. Lancaster Transportation Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1951

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