Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Swearingen v. Railroad Commissioners
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 19, 1920PublishedCited by 34 opinions
A case of original jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
A petition for a writ of prohibition signed by the Attorney General of the State and by the City Commissioners of the City of Pensacola in substance alleges that the officials of the City of Pensacola have statutory authority to regulate the fares to be charged by a street car company operating in that city, and that upon the petition of the receiver of such street car company the Railroad Commissioners of the State of Florida have assumed jurisdiction to fix rates for street car fares in that city, when such Railroad Commissioners are without jurisdiction in the premises. A writ of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. City of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Smith v. WhitneySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- State v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Matter of Quinby v. . Public Service Comm.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Florida Motor Lines, Inc. v. Railroad CommissionersSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Crill v. State Road DepartmentSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Southern Utilities Co. v. City of PalatkaSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- State Ex Rel. Turner v. EarleSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
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