Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Matthews
Citations
- 174 U.S. 96
- 19 S. Ct. 609
- 43 L. Ed. 909
- 1899 U.S. LEXIS 1486
Syllabus
<p>The provision in § 2 of é. 155 of the acts of Kansas of 1885, entitled “ An act relating to the liability of railroads for damages by Are,” that, “ in all actions commenced under this act, if the plaintiff shall recover, there shall be allowed him by the court a reasonable attorney’s fee, which shall become a part of the judgment,” must, for reasons stated in the opinion of the court, be sustained as legislation authorized by the Constitution of the United States.</p>
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- “[T]he equal protection guarantied by the constitution forbids the legislature to select a person, natural or artificial, and impose upon him or it burdens and liabilities which are not cast upon others similarly situated.”
- “Is the classification or 139 Case: 20-12003 Date Filed: 09/11/2020 Page: 140 of 200 discrimination prescribed thereby purely arbitrary, or has it some basis in that which has a reasonable relation to the object sought to be accomplished?”
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Judges: Brewer, Brown, Harlan, McKenna, Peckham
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