Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-11-22 | Page 1 | Illegally Created

ILLEGALLY I CREATED Act Establishing Nebraska Board of Transportation Unconstitutional Lincoln Neb Nov 21Thc Supreme Su-preme court of Nebraska In an opinion rendered this evening declared the act I establishing the State Board of Trans I portation unconstitutional the board Inoperative The case VI In point was that whereon Altorne General Smlthe on behalf of tho St Board of Transportation brought suit against the Burlington and Northwestern Railroad Rail-road companies to enforce a eduction in livestock rates The defendant roads for the first time In the thirteen years existence of V the board questioned ques-tioned Us authority on the ground that It was Illegally created and the court sustained the demurrer and dismissed the case V