Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co. v. Tompkins

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1900-01-22

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Mr. Justice Brewer delivered the opinion of the court. New cases are more difficult or perplexing than those which involve an inquiry whether the rates prescribed by a state legislature for'the carriage of passengers and freight are unreasonable. ■ And yet this difficulty affords no excuse for a failure to examine and solve the questions involved. It has often…

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