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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... tion is not only essential to commerce , but that it is commerce itself , and that every obstacle to it , or burden laid upon it , by legislative authority is regulation . See , also , County of Mobile v . Kimball , 102 U. S. 691 ...
... tion is not only essential to commerce , but that it is commerce itself , and that every obstacle to it , or burden laid upon it , by legislative authority is regulation . See , also , County of Mobile v . Kimball , 102 U. S. 691 ...
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... tion issued , which fines , upon order of the court , are to be paid into the county treasury , and one - half thereof is then to be paid by the county treasurer to the state treasurer . Acting under the provisions of this statute , one ...
... tion issued , which fines , upon order of the court , are to be paid into the county treasury , and one - half thereof is then to be paid by the county treasurer to the state treasurer . Acting under the provisions of this statute , one ...
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... tion of the board of railroad commissioners of the state of Iowa , and thereupon filed its petition to remove the cause into the federal court , setting forth therein that the contro- versy is wholly between citizens of different states ...
... tion of the board of railroad commissioners of the state of Iowa , and thereupon filed its petition to remove the cause into the federal court , setting forth therein that the contro- versy is wholly between citizens of different states ...
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... tion of the railway system of the state there was and is , of necessity , exercised powers of a sovereign or governmental nature . Such are the right of eminent domain and of taxa- tion ; and while the formal proceedings for the ...
... tion of the railway system of the state there was and is , of necessity , exercised powers of a sovereign or governmental nature . Such are the right of eminent domain and of taxa- tion ; and while the formal proceedings for the ...
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... tion of their main line and branch or branches when completed , the same as though the whole of the proposed railroad were fully completed . Chap- ter 54 , $ 69 , Code 1887 . Same Branch Road from a Branch Road . - Such branches may ...
... tion of their main line and branch or branches when completed , the same as though the whole of the proposed railroad were fully completed . Chap- ter 54 , $ 69 , Code 1887 . Same Branch Road from a Branch Road . - Such branches may ...
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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.