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, 1891 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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... to its control all common carriers engaged in continuous interstate or international transportation of passengers or property , was held not to include the carriage or handling of passengers VOL . 47 ] SUNDAY LAWS - INTERSTATE COMMERCE .
... to its control all common carriers engaged in continuous interstate or international transportation of passengers or property , was held not to include the carriage or handling of passengers VOL . 47 ] SUNDAY LAWS - INTERSTATE COMMERCE .
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... carrier , and if the carrier refuses or neglects to obey the order or requirement of the board , then it is made the duty of the commissioners to apply , by petition , to the district or superior court in the County wherein the ...
... carrier , and if the carrier refuses or neglects to obey the order or requirement of the board , then it is made the duty of the commissioners to apply , by petition , to the district or superior court in the County wherein the ...
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... carrier to obey or observe some provision of the state statute may create a right of action , private in its nature , on behalf of an indi- vidual of which the federal courts would have jurisdiction if the amount at stake , and the ...
... carrier to obey or observe some provision of the state statute may create a right of action , private in its nature , on behalf of an indi- vidual of which the federal courts would have jurisdiction if the amount at stake , and the ...
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... carrier ; it is a new arti- ficial person deriving all its rights and powers and finding absolutely all its obligations in this , its organic act . Therefore , it is argued it is clearly independent of , and not affected by , the body ...
... carrier ; it is a new arti- ficial person deriving all its rights and powers and finding absolutely all its obligations in this , its organic act . Therefore , it is argued it is clearly independent of , and not affected by , the body ...
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... Carriers - Classification - Public Use . - Common carriers are classified as carriers of goods and carriers of passengers , because their em- ployment is quasi public , and the public have an interest in the faithful performance of ...
... Carriers - Classification - Public Use . - Common carriers are classified as carriers of goods and carriers of passengers , because their em- ployment is quasi public , and the public have an interest in the faithful performance of ...
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action agent agreement alleged appeal appellee assessed authority baggage bridge carrier cause cents charge charter Chicago circuit court claim commissioners common carrier compensation condemnation conductor construction contract contractor contributory negligence corporation court of equity damages defendant defendant's demnation demurrer depot duty easement eminent domain employes engineer entitled equity Erie error evidence exercise fact fare fendant filed freight furnished ground held highway injury instruction judgment jury land lease liable lien ment necessary negligence operation opinion owner P. R. Co paid pany party passenger payment person petition plaintiff plaintiff in error platform proceedings purpose question rail railroad company railway company reason recover refused road rule servants sleeping car South Omaha station statute street supreme court taken testimony thereof ticket tion track train trial ultra vires verdict Wheeling creek witness
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Página 661 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Página 155 - Municipal and other corporations and Individuals invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use shall make just compensation for property taken, injured or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways or improvements, which compensation shall be paid or secured before such taking, injury or destruction.
Página 381 - ... public notice, as may be provided by law. SEC. 12. In all elections for directors or managers of corporations every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares of stock owned by him for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected...
Página 241 - In determining the value of land appropriated for public purposes, the same considerations are to be regarded as in a sale of property between private parties. The inquiry in such cases must be what is the property worth in the market, viewed not merely with reference to the uses to which it is at the time applied, but with reference to the uses to which it is plainly adapted ; that is to say, what is it worth from its availability for valuable uses.
Página 325 - ... to its former state, or to such state as not unnecessarily to have impaired its usefulness.
Página 229 - suits in equity shall not be sustained in either of the courts of the United States in any case where a plain, adequate, and complete remedy may be had at law.
Página 383 - Assembly shall provide, by law, that in all elections for directors or managers of incorporated companies, every stockholder shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, for the number of shares of stock owned by him, for as many persons as there are directors or managers to be elected...
Página 407 - No right Is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the common law. than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person, free from all restraint or Interference of others, unless by clear and unquestionable authority of law.
Página 98 - Assembly from taking the property and franchises of incorporated companies, and subjecting them to public use, the same as the property of individuals; and the exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged or so construed as to permit corporations to conduct their business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of individuals or the general well-being of the State.
Página 10 - 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.