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RUGGLES v. ILLINOIS

108 U.S. 526 (1883)

RUGGLES v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 7th, 1883.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Wirt Dexter and Mr. Sidney Bartlett for the plaintiff in error.

Mr. James K. Edsall and Mr. James McCartney for the defendants in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

In the view we take of this case, the only question that need be considered is, whether the charter of the Central Military Tract Railroad Company, one of the Illinois corporations which, through agreements of consolidation, are now represented by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company, purports on its face to grant to the company the right to fix the rates of fare and freight to be charged...

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