Northern Pac. Ry. Co. v. Lee
District Court, W.D. Washington
In Equity. Suit by the Northern Pacific Railway Company against George A. Lee, Jesse S. Jones, and Harry E. Wilson, members constituting the Public Service Commission of Washington, W. V. Tanner, Attorney General of Washington, and J. E. Car-man and C. H. Hyde; also suit by the Great Northern Railway Company against said Commission' and Attorney General and Fred Sylvester and George F. Sylvester. On demurrers to bills.
1Opinion of the Court
CUSHMAN, District Judge.
These cases are now before the court upon demurrers to the complaints. They were heard together, and will be considered and disposed of in the same way.
The bill in case No. 1,094 alleges: That complainant is operating as one system lines of railroad in the state of Washington and other states, and is engaged in state and interstate commerce. That the greater part of its business in said state is interstate; the same cars being used for both interstate and intrastate commerce. That defendants Fee, Jones, and Wilson constitute the Public Service Commission of the state…
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