Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Minnesota
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE MINNESOTA. This was. a writ of. error to review a 'judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, awarding a writ of mandamus against the Chicago, Milwaukee ;& St. Paul Railway Company. ■The case arose on proceedings taken by the, Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, under an act of the legislature of that State, approved March 7, 1887', General Laws of 1887, c. 10, entitled “ An act to regulate…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OE THE STATE OE MINNESOTA. This was. a writ of. error to review a 'judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota, awarding a writ of mandamus against the Chicago, Milwaukee ;& St. Paul Railway Company. ■The case arose on proceedings taken by the, Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, under an act of the legislature of that State, approved March 7, 1887', General Laws of 1887, c. 10, entitled “ An act to regulate common carriers, and creating the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Minnesota, and defining the duties of…
1Opinion of the Court
■jMjr. Justice Blatchfoed,
after 'stating the cáse as above1 reported, delivered the opinion of the court.
The .opinion of the Supreme Court pf, Minnesota is reported in 38 Minnesota, 281. In it the court in the first place , construed the statute on . the question as'to whether the court itself-had jurisdiction to entertain tpe proceeding, and held, that it had. Of course, w¿ óannot revie# this decision.
It next proceeded to consider the question as to the nature and extent of the powers granted to the . commission by the statute in the matter of fixing, the rates of charges. On-that subject it…
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