Atlantic Coast Line R. Co. v. North Carolina Corporation Comm'n
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA. The facts are stated in the opinion. A State cannot require a railroad company to run a special daily train at a loss for the convenience of a limited number of passengers who wish to make, close connection with a particular train on a crossing road, it appearing that it is already-running sufficient trains to accommodate the general travel on its lines and has arranged its schedules to best accommodate general…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OP THE STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA. The facts are stated in the opinion. A State cannot require a railroad company to run a special daily train at a loss for the convenience of a limited number of passengers who wish to make, close connection with a particular train on a crossing road, it appearing that it is already-running sufficient trains to accommodate the general travel on its lines and has arranged its schedules to best accommodate general travel and connect with all connecting roads, and that its failure to connect with such particular train was due to a-change…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Did the order of the North Carolina Corporation Commission, the enforcement of which wafe directed by the court below, invade constitutional rights of the. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, hereafter spoken of as the Coast Line, is the question which arises on this record for decision. A sketch showing the situation of the railway tracks at .and relating to the place with which the controversy is concerned was annexed by the court below to its opinion, and that sketch is reproduced to aid in clearness of statement’.
For years prior to October, 1903, the Coast Line operated daily an…
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