St. Louis & S. F. R. v. Hadley
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
Prior to the argument, the court requested counsel on both sides to submit requests for findings of fact. Complainants’ counsel did this. Defendants’ counsel have not done so.
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Prior to the argument, the court requested counsel on both sides to submit requests for findings of fact. Complainants’ counsel did this. Defendants’ counsel have not done so. Complainants’ requests have been considered, some of which are embodied within the following findings, and some are not The following are the findings of fact that the court makes as based upon the evidence herein: (1) The complainants are the 18 railroad companies owning and operating lines of railroad in Missouri, they doing all of the state and interstate railroad business therein, and all of them except the St.…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith McPHERSON, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). 1. Each of the 18 railroad companies is doing a general railroad business within the state of Missouri, all but one doing both a state and an interstate business. Under the general railroad statutes of the state, the railroads were classified under three classes, the one class being allowed to charge for passenger rates three cents per mile, and the other two classes, four cents per mile. Freights likewise were classified with certain maximum rates. The Railroad Commissioners of the state were authorized to fix and establish rates, not in excess, however,…
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