State ex rel. Roberson v. Southern Ry. Co.

Citations

• 126 Miss. 875
• 89 So. 769

Syllabus

<p>Monopolies. Federal Acts held not to interfere with state’s poioer to punish railroad corporations for prior violations of its laws.</p> <p>Neither the Clayton Anti-Trust Act of Oct. 1914, the act of March 21, 1918 (U. S. Comp. St. 1918, U. S. Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 3919, sections 3115%a-3115%p.), providing for the federal control of railroads, nor the federal Transportation Act of Feb. 28, 1920, interferes with the power of the state to punish railroad corporations for violations of its laws committed by such corporations prior to the enactment of the said federal statutes.</p>