· 11/23/1931
Louisiana Public Service Commission v. Texas & New Orleans Railroad
Citations
- 284 U.S. 125
- 52 S. Ct. 74
- 76 L. Ed. 201
- 1931 U.S. LEXIS 877
How courts have described this case
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- upholding Interstate Commerce Commission rate order despite benefits to particular ports
- Congress may enact laws which “ ‘greatly benefit particular ports and which incidentally result to the disadvantage of other ports in the same or neighboring states’ ”
- a rail rate allowance for crossing the Mississippi in Louisiana does not violate the Clause: “Congress ... causes many things to be done that greatly benefit particular ports and which incidentally result to the disadvantage of other ports”
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Judges: Butler
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