Show av court of the united notates Peel IX deas the railroads washington arch 32 22 justice peck hm ham in the important opinion rendered in the supreme curt ourt today in the trans bulso tart freight cae case aid said the case prevented two questions ol 01 importance 1 doe does the auti aud trust act apply to and cover common carrier ca by railway hallwa 2 if to 0 o doe does the agreement complained of violate any provision of that act the court anally hold I 1 the question quett lon is I 1 one of law la w in regard to the meaning and effect of the agree itself namely doe does the agree ment restrain trade or commerce in any way so 0 o ait a to be a violation of the act a we have no doubt at it doe does the agreement cement or its it face ace recite recites that it I 1 Is entered into for the purpose of mu protection and a violation subjects the defaulting company to the payment of a penalty while in force and assuming it to be lived up to there can be no doubt that its it direct immediate and necessary effect Is I 1 to put a restraint upon trade or commerce its a d in the act we think the fourth section of the act invest invests the government with full power and authority to bring such an action as this and if the facts be pros proved ed an injunction should issue the decree decrees of the court of appeals of the circuit court must be reversed and the case remanded the dissent of justice justices field gray shiras and white was announced by the latter he ile said that the decision of f the court followed the letter of the law which kolleth rather than spirit which UK ihl the ultimate An analydia anal AlYSIA ysl of that decision via was that there must be no trade |