GREAT NORTHERN RY. CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 491.

208 U.S. 452 (1908)

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1908.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William R. Begg for petitioner.

The Attorney General and Mr. Milton D. Purdy, Assistant to the Attorney General, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

The act of Congress, commonly referred to as the Hepburn law, was enacted June 29, 1906. 34 Stat., chap. 3591, p. 584. In November, 1906, in a District Court of the United States for Minnesota, the Great Northern Railway Company and several of its officials were indicted for violations of the act of February 19, 1903, commonly known as the Elkins act. 32 Stat., chap. 708...

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