State ex rel. Railroad & Warehouse Commission v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Alternative writ of mandamus issued from the district court for Ramsey county to compel defendants Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company and St. Paul & Duluth. Railroad Company to adopt a joint rate fixed by order of relator and dividing the moneys to be earned thereby as directed by the order. The case was tried before Bunn, J., who found in favor of relator.
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Alternative writ of mandamus issued from the district court for Ramsey county to compel defendants Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company and St. Paul & Duluth. Railroad Company to adopt a joint rate fixed by order of relator and dividing the moneys to be earned thereby as directed by the order. The case was tried before Bunn, J., who found in favor of relator. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings and commanding the issuance of a peremptory writ, defendant Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
The St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Company operates a line of railroad from Duluth, Minnesota, to the cities of St. Paul and Minne*193apolis, Minnesota. The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company operates a line of railroad from the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis to the various points in the state of Minnesota designated in the order of the railroad and warehouse commission which is under consideration in this case. Both of the defendants are fully equipped to conduct the business of common carriers of freight, have complete track connection and transfer facilities at the cities of St. Paul and…
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