Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. Ohio
Citations
- 165 U.S. 365
- 17 S. Ct. 357
- 41 L. Ed. 747
- 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1979
Syllabus
<p>The provisions in §§ 4, 5 and 7 of the act of September 19, 1890, c. 907, ' conferring upon the Secretary of War authority concerning bridges over navigable water-ways, do not deprive the States of authority to bridge such streams, but simply create an additional and cumulative remedy to prevent such structures, although lawfully authorized, from interfering with commerce.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding that federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters” was limited to preventing “interfering with commerce”
- holding that federal jurisdiction over “navigable waters” was limited to preventing “interfering with commerce”
- explaining purpose of the Act was to prevent structures from “interfering with commerce”
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Judges: White, Beewee
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