The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1884 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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Σελίδα 1
... respects observe the constitutional guaranties prescribed for the protection of all citizens- railroad companies being for such purposes as much citizens as natural persons . The act of the general assembly of Tennessee of March 30 ...
... respects observe the constitutional guaranties prescribed for the protection of all citizens- railroad companies being for such purposes as much citizens as natural persons . The act of the general assembly of Tennessee of March 30 ...
Σελίδα 3
... respects , and no matter . what its character or the necessity for such a law may be , which acts upon the contract ... respect , operates directly on the commerce itself , of which the transporta- tion is certainly a part , and not on ...
... respects , and no matter . what its character or the necessity for such a law may be , which acts upon the contract ... respect , operates directly on the commerce itself , of which the transporta- tion is certainly a part , and not on ...
Σελίδα 5
... respect to which exortion is alleged had been previously approved by the railroad commission hereinafter estab- lished , and such approval shall be prima facie evidence that such rates or terms were not extortionate . " Sec . 5. Be it ...
... respect to which exortion is alleged had been previously approved by the railroad commission hereinafter estab- lished , and such approval shall be prima facie evidence that such rates or terms were not extortionate . " Sec . 5. Be it ...
Σελίδα 6
... respect to the transportation of freights of any description , from any place within this State by which it is to transport only a certain portion of such freights , or by which it is to refuse to transport such freights or any portion ...
... respect to the transportation of freights of any description , from any place within this State by which it is to transport only a certain portion of such freights , or by which it is to refuse to transport such freights or any portion ...
Σελίδα 7
... respect is for more than just and reasonable compensation , or that such charges , or any of them , amount to or operate so as to effect unjust and unreasonable discrimination , such complaint must be in writing and specify the items in ...
... respect is for more than just and reasonable compensation , or that such charges , or any of them , amount to or operate so as to effect unjust and unreasonable discrimination , such complaint must be in writing and specify the items in ...
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action Adams Express Co agent agreed agreement alleged amount appears appellant appellee Atchison authority baggage bill of lading bonds carry cause charges charter Chicago Circuit Court claim common carrier common law complainant conductor connecting consignee Constitution construction contributory negligence cotton damages decree defendant defendant's delivered delivery Denver depot directors duty entitled Erie evidence express company fact freight furnished held Illinois River injury inter-State commerce interest issued judgment jury Kansas legislature liability lien loss Louis mortgage negligence opinion Orleans owner Pacific R. R. paid parties passenger payment person plaintiff in error preferred stock question R. R. Cas Railroad Co railroad company railroad corporation railway rates reasonable receipt received recover regulation road route rule shipped shipper Southern Express Co special contract station statute stockholders suit thereof ticket tion Topeka train transportation trial
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Σελίδα 259 - Every action must be prosecuted in the name of the real party in interest, except that an executor or administrator, a trustee of an express trust...
Σελίδα 65 - And the General Assembly shall, from time to time, pass laws establishing reasonable maximum rates of charges for the transportation of passengers and freight on the different railroads in this State.
Σελίδα 526 - That the Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all controversies of a civil nature, where a State is a party, except between a State and its citizens ; and except, also, between a State and citizens of other States, or aliens, in which latter case it shall have original, but not exclusive jurisdiction.
Σελίδα 57 - Every railroad company shall have the right with its road to intersect, connect with, or cross any other railroad; and shall receive and transport each the other's passengers, tonnage and cars, loaded or empty, without delay or discrimination.
Σελίδα 531 - That the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have original cognizance, concurrent with the courts of the several States, of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, where the matter in dispute exceeds, exclusive of interest and costs, the sum or value of two thousand dollars, and arising under the Constitution or laws of the United States...
Σελίδα 144 - The court said there must be reasonable evidence of negligence; but where the thing is shown to be under the management of the defendant or his servants, and the accident is such as, in the ordinary course of things, does not happen if those who have the management use proper care, it affords reasonable evidence, in the absence of explanation by the defendant, that the accident arose from want of care.
Σελίδα 523 - An action is an ordinary proceeding in a court of justice, by which a party prosecutes another party for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offence. § 3. Every other remedy is a special proceeding.
Σελίδα 667 - The obligation of a contract is "the law which binds the parties to perform their agreement." Sturges v. Crowninshield, 4 Wheat. 122, 197; Story, op. cit., § 1378. This Court has said that "the laws which subsist at the time and place of the making of a contract, and where it is to be performed, enter into and form a part of it, as if they were expressly referred to or incorporated in its terms. This principle embraces alike those which affect its validity, construction, discharge and enforcement.
Σελίδα 559 - no suit, either at law or in equity, shall be maintainable in any court between an assignee in bankruptcy and a person claiming an adverse interest, touching any property or rights of property transferable to or vested in *such assignee, unless brought within two years from the time when the cause of action accrued for or against such assignee.
Σελίδα 34 - Commerce with foreign countries, and among the States, strictly considered, consists in intercourse and traffic, including in these terms navigation, and the transportation and transit of persons and property, as well as the purchase, sale, and exchange of commodities.