Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-01-26 | Page 24 | R. R. Director General Held without Power

J- J R. R R. R DIRECTOR GENERAl HElD WITHOUT POWER New n c York Tarle Jan 25 Justice S. Justice Benedict in the supreme court In Brooklyn today I held that tho the director general of at railroads railroads rail rail- roads was without power to supersede the tha provisions of or the tho Now New York state civil el code codo regarding the tho Institution of at lawsuits a against railroad companies Dismissing a motion of at the tho son on Topeka Santa Fo railroad for dismissal of at a suit br brought against It by Benjamin Moore Co a n. Now New Jersey Jorsey Jor- Jor Be sey corporation doing business s In New NewYork NewYork York for compensation for Cor oils lost In transit between California and Now New Jersey Ju Justice Benedict ruled that tho the thoM M Moore ore company being lot legally engaged In business In New York neither the tho President nor his agent were authorized author author- authorized b by Congress to Impair tho ho corporations corporation's corporations corporation's corporations corporation's corpo corpo- rations ration's right to sue In the state courts