The American and English railroad cases Volume 1-35 ; a collection of all the railroad cases in the courts of last resort in America and England

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...Art. 1, Sect. 8, of the constitution of the U. S. confers upon congress exclusive power to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several states. Kaeiser v. Illinois Cent. R. Co., (C. C.) 16, 40. 13. Commerce among the states can only be regulated by congress under the U. S. constitution. Wabash etc. R. Co. v. People, (U. S.) 26, 1. 14. Power to regulate commerce among the States is given exclusively to congress. Railroad Commissioners v. Railroad Co., (S. Car.) 26, 29. 15. Expeditious and cheap transportation; laws securing and removing burdens etc. are not regulations of commerce. Carton v. Illinois Cent. R. Co., (Iowa) 6, 305. 16. Express company engaged in interstate commerce has right to carry on business unrestricted by territorial or state restrictions. Wells, Fargo & Co. v. Northern Pac. R. Co., (C. C.) 18. 440. IT. Forbidding carrier to charge greater sum than is specified in bill of lading and providing for penalty upon failure to deliver on payment of such sum does not interfere with interstate commerce. Little Rock etc. R. Co. v. Hanniford, (Ark.) 30, 67. 18. Freedom from All Restrictions. Provision of federal constitution was intended to secure absolute freedom of interstate commerce from all restrictions and burthens. State v. Pullman P. Car Co., (U. S. Dist. Ct.) 13, 307. 19. Freight Charges. Order of commissioners that railroad shall revise its interstate distance tariff to make it correspond with local tariff, held to be regulation of interstate commerce, and void. State v. Chicago etc. R. Co., (Iowa) 27. 15. 20. Regulation by state of freight for transportation from point in South Carolina to point in North Carolina is regulation of interstate commerce and beyond power of State. Railroad Commissioners v. Railroad Co., (S....