State v. Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe chancery court of Hancock county. Hon. Thaddbus A. Wood, Chancellor. The state, bn the relation of R. Y. Fletcher, attorney-general, appellant, was complainant in the court below; the railroad company, appellee, was defendant there. From a decree sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the bill of complaint and dismissing the suit, the complainant appealed to the supreme court.
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From tbe chancery court of Hancock county. Hon. Thaddbus A. Wood, Chancellor. The state, bn the relation of R. Y. Fletcher, attorney-general, appellant, was complainant in the court below; the railroad company, appellee, was defendant there. From a decree sustaining defendant’s demurrer to the bill of complaint and dismissing the suit, the complainant appealed to the supreme court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. [Counsel on both sides argued the case fully and elaborately in their briefs, but the reporter has been unable to procure the briefs on either side, hence no…
1Opinion of the Court
Alexander, Special Judge,*
delivered the opinion of the court.
The state of Mississippi, by the attorney-general, R. V. Fletcher, filed the bill herein against the Louisville & Nashville Eailroad Company, a foreign corporation, to' enjoin it from engaging further in intrastate commerce in this state because of its action in removing a cause to- the United States circuit court in violation of chapter 122 of the Laws of 1908. This statute (Laws 1908, p. 131) is as follows:
“An act prescribing the terms and conditions on which foreign public service corporations shall engage in business in this…
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