State ex rel. Burr v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court En Banc. This is a case of original jurisdiction. Statement. An alternative writ of mandamus was issued here as follows: “In the Supreme Court of the State of Florida.
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This case was decided by the court En Banc. This is a case of original jurisdiction. Statement. An alternative writ of mandamus was issued here as follows: “In the Supreme Court of the State of Florida. The State of Florida To Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company: GREETING: Whereas by a petition filed by pur Railroad Commissioners in our Supreme Court in the name of the State of Florida, through Louis C. Massey, as Special Counsel for our said Railroad Commissioners designated by them, it has been made to appear: 1. That the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company is a railroad corporation…
1Opinion of the CourtParki-iill, J.
(after stating the facts.)—As interesting and important as it is, the question whether the effect of the enforcement of Rule 15-A would be to deprive the respondent of its property without due process of law, and therefore in contravention of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, bécause it requires, as argued, that railroads shall part with their cars or make connections with other railroads without due process of law does not confront us. This rule does not seek to compel a service, but merely to fix a rate therefor: “The charge for switching cars of rough…
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