Missouri-Kansas-Texas R. of Texas v. Mars

Appellees do not question the paramount authority of Congress to pass laws controlling interstate commerce or carriers engaged in interstate commerce, nor do they question the authority of Congress to enact the Transportation Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 456), and especially the provisions herein involved. But they do allege that this is a defensive matter, and, in the absence of any showing to the contrary, that the law presumes that the defendant corporation and its promoters complied with the law, and especially with the Transportation Act, and in applying for and accepting a charter, and in…