INT. COM. COMM. v. DETROIT &C. RAILWAY CO.

No. 539.

167 U.S. 633 (1897)

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. DETROIT, GRAND HAVEN AND MILWAUKEE RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 1897.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for appellant.

Mr. Harrison Geer for appellee.

Mr. E.W. Meddaugh filed a brief for appellee.


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

The petition of Stone & Carten, retail merchants at Ionia, addressed to the Interstate Commerce Commission, alleged violations by the railway company of sections 2, 3 and 4 of the interstate commerce act.

The opinion of the Commission sustained the petition avowedly under section 4 of the act, but their order or decree appears to have been based upon both sections 4 and 6....

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