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Supreme Court Upkeeps State Rate Laws in Four States
The court upheld two cent passenger laws and maximum freight rates in Missouri West Virginia Oregon and Arkansas. Some railroads faced mixed findings with several lines deemed exempt or non confiscatory while others were found invalid in Missouri the St Louis Hannibal and related routes. The decision aligns with Minnesota precedent that states may enact such rates if they are not confiscatory.
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Missouri
West Virginia
Arkansas
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Oregon
Minnesota
St. Louis
St. Louis Southwestern
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain & Eouthern
Wabash
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Chicago & Alton
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Kansas City Southern
Kansas & Texas
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Kansas
Burlington
Hughes
Hannibal
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Oregon Railroad Commission
Portland