HAMPTON v. ST. L., IRON MT. & S. RY.

No. 3.

227 U.S. 456 (1913)

HAMPTON v. ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1913.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hal L. Norwood, Attorney General of Arkansas, and Mr. Maurice M. Cohn for appellants, submitted.

Mr. Lovick P. Miles, with whom Mr. Martin L. Clardy was on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE LURTON, after making the above statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The single purpose of this case is to prevent the bringing of actions at law in the name of the State and by order of the State Railroad Commission to recover penalties prescribed by the Arkansas act of March 11, 1899, §§ 11 and 18, for the violation of the provisions of § 11 of the act referred to, and of § 1 of...

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