Looney, Atty. Gen. v. Eastern Texas R. Co.

Citations

• 247 U.S. 214
• 38 S. Ct. 460
• 62 L. Ed. 1084
• 1918 U.S. LEXIS 1975

Syllabus

<p>In a suit by carriers to restrain the attorney general of a State from instituting suits against them for damages and penalties for complying with an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission respecting rates, the District Court issued a preliminary injunction (not appealed from) pending further proceedings by the Commission and until final hearing by the court. Held, that a further order in the case, restraining the defendant from prosecuting a suit of the character complained of which he subsequently began in a state court was in exercise of the power of the District Court to protect its existing jurisdiction and was not appealable under Jud. Code, § 266.</p> <p>Appeal dismissed.</p>