SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. REID & BEAM

No. 80.

222 U.S. 444 (1912)

SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. REID & BEAM.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1912.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Alfred P. Thom, with whom Mr. John K. Graves was on the brief, for plaintiff in error in this case and in No. 487 argued simultaneously herewith (see p. 425, ante).

Mr. Plummer Stewart and Mr. Jno. A. McRae for defendants in error in this case and in No. 487 argued simultaneously therewith (see p. 429, ante).


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

This case involves a consideration of the statute of North Carolina passed on in No. 487, and was argued and submitted therewith. The question, then, only is whether the principles there expressed apply to it.

The action was brought by defendants in error, a copartnership, against the plaintiff in error, a railway company and a common carrier, for penalties under the statute, which is set out in the opinion...

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