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ST. L. & SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY v. GILL

No. 173.

156 U.S. 649 (1895)

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO RAILWAY COMPANY v. GILL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 4, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edward D. Kenna for plaintiff in error. Mr. George R. Peck, Mr. A.T. Britton, and Mr. A.B. Browne were on his brief.

Mr. A.H. Garland for defendant in error. Mr. D.W. Jones and Mr. J.H. Hill were on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

By the act of April 4, 1887, the legislature of Arkansas prescribed a maximum rate of three cents per mile for each passenger carried by the railroads of that State, and a penalty of three hundred dollars for each overcharge, payable to the passenger from whom such overcharge had been exacted.

It was found by the trial court, a jury having...

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