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MISSOURI PACIFIC R.R. CO. v. STROUD

No. 168.

267 U.S. 404 (1925)

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY v. STROUD.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 2, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas T. Railey for petitioner. Messrs. Edw. J. White, Jas. F. Green, and J.C. Sheppard, were on the brief.

Mr. George H. Moore, for respondent, submitted.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was brought by the respondent against the petitioner in the Circuit Court of Ripley County, Missouri, to recover treble damages under §§ 9985, 9990, Revised Statutes of Missouri, 1919. The petitioner is a common carrier of freight and passengers for hire by railroad in Missouri and other States. Section 9985 contains the following: "It shall be unlawful for any such common carrier to make...

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