State ex rel. Public Service Commission v. Vandalia Railroad
Indiana Supreme Court
Prom Superior Court of Marion County (93,429); Charles J. Orbison, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of the Public Service Commission, against the Vandalia Railroad Company. From a judgment for defendant, the relator appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
— Mandamus action by appellant against appellee, to compel the latter to put in force a certain schedule of freight rates, theretofore fixed, in December, 1906, by the Railroad Commission of Indiana. The railroad commission was created in 1905, and the Public Service Commission succeeded to its rights and duties by the act of March 4, 1913. Acts 1913 p. 165, §10052 Burns 1914.
The complaint filed January 10, 1914, alleges that on December 14, 1906, the Railroad Commission of Indiana entered an order requiring appellee to put into effect, on and after February 1, 1907, a certain schedule of…
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