Detroit & Mackinac Railway Co. v. Michigan Railroad Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN. The facts, which involve the construction of the Michigan Railroad Commission Act and the effect of a decree of the Supreme Court of the State sustaining orders of the Commission, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill brought by the appellant, alleging its railroad to be wholly within the State of Michigan .and subject to the jurisdiction of the Michigan Railroad Commission, to prevent the enforcement of two orders of the Commission, respectively reducing certain rates and fixing minimum rates for the transportation of logs. The contention is that the orders take the appellant’s property without due process of law, contrary to the Fourteenth *404Amendment. The bill alleges that after the passing of the orders the appellant brought a bill in the state court upon the same ground among others; that…
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