Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. Prior to the enactment of ’-the act of February 4, 1887, to regulate commerce, commonly known as the Interstate Commerce Act, 24 Stat. 379 , c. 104, railway'traffic in this country was regulated by the principles of the common law applicable to common carriers, which demanded little more than that they should carry for al…
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