Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-13 | Page 7 | Nebraska Railroad Suits Dismissed

NEBRASKA RAILROAD j i SUITS DISMISSED I; Action of Federal Judge Mungor w ' Clones Last Ohaptor in Long Ml Litigation. Sl LINCOLN, Nob., Feb. 12. .ludgc T. Wl C. Mungor of the federal district court Bit f today dismissed the six cases pending fflfr against as many Nebraska railroads lu wS& test tho constitutionality of the Nu- fiS braska 2-cent fare law "and tho maxi- mm I mum freight rate luw passed in J907 mt by tho Nebraska legislature. The mo- ffiiln tion to dismiss was made by the stato Igfj I and assented to by the railroads. WX. j The roads affected aro tho Chicago, iM Burlington & Quiney, the Union Paci- wM J fic, the Missouri Pacific, the Chicago t g2H Northwestern, the Chicago, Hi. Paul, ml) Minneapolis ic Omaha ami the Chicago ml Rock Island & Pacific. Wj? The suits against, tho roads wore Mlsll first filed by tho state in tho state SSjjj courts seeking- to force the railroads uhi to obey the laws. The suits wpre re- m moved to tho federal court b- the aw f railroads, and cros.-j bills questioning in t tho constitutionality of the laws wero m f filed. Attempts on the part of the l stato to send the cases back to tho I jn ' stale courts wore overruled by Judge Itffl " Hunger and the state appealed to the iPW supromo court, which also refused to Wm remand tho suits. Testimony was Am . takon in the cases againsL the Ro'k t Island, tho nuiiingtoii and the Union (tlj Pacific. The railroads meanwhile put mIb j into effect the 2-cent rato law and the j8 ;i maximum freight laws, whon in.jinu'- !Sjj tions to prevent the enforcement of XjjjEj the laws wero denied. tig j The suits have since been held in mt 1 abeyance pending the decision of the Sul rate cases of other states in the su- In 1 premc court of Iho United States, The action of Pederal Judge Mungor today wl j closes the last chapter in the suits. BjUi