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BANTON v. BELT LINE RY.

No. 465.

268 U.S. 413 (1925)

45 S.Ct. 534

69 L.Ed. 1020

BANTON, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, v. BELT LINE RAILWAY CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1925.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Howard Thayer Kingsbury and M.M. Fertig, with whom Messrs. George P. Nicholson and George H. Stover were on the briefs, for appellants.

Mr. Alfred T. Davison, for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

This suit was commenced December 16, 1920, by appellee to enjoin the enforcement of an order of the New York Public Service Commission, First District, (succeeded by the Transit Commission), made October 29, 1912. The order established joint routes on street railways in New York City and prescribed five cents as the maximum joint fare. Appellee's street railway formed a part of some of such routes. The complaint...

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