United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court, Volume 262U.S. Government Printing Office, 1923 - Courts |
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... regulation by Congress . P. 33 . 3. The fact that such grain is shipped under through bills of lading from western to eastern States giving shippers the right to remove the grain at Chicago for temporary purposes of storing , inspect ...
... regulation by Congress . P. 33 . 3. The fact that such grain is shipped under through bills of lading from western to eastern States giving shippers the right to remove the grain at Chicago for temporary purposes of storing , inspect ...
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... regulation imperative for the protection of such commerce and the national public interest therein , -had power to provide in the Grain Futures Act , supra , for placing grain boards of trade under federal super- vision and regulation ...
... regulation imperative for the protection of such commerce and the national public interest therein , -had power to provide in the Grain Futures Act , supra , for placing grain boards of trade under federal super- vision and regulation ...
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... regulation made in pursuance of its requirements . P. 43 . Affirmed . This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court for Northern Illiris , dismissing a bill in equity . The appeal is under § 238 of the Judicial Code ( as amended ...
... regulation made in pursuance of its requirements . P. 43 . Affirmed . This is an appeal from a decree of the District Court for Northern Illiris , dismissing a bill in equity . The appeal is under § 238 of the Judicial Code ( as amended ...
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... regulation im- perative for the protection of such commerce and the national public interest therein . " The act in §4 forbids all persons to use mails or inter- state telephone , telegraphic , wireless or other communi- cation , in ...
... regulation im- perative for the protection of such commerce and the national public interest therein . " The act in §4 forbids all persons to use mails or inter- state telephone , telegraphic , wireless or other communi- cation , in ...
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... regulate the numerous exchanges where stocks , eggs , butter and other produce are dealt in , and whose prices are quoted in the daily press . Thus is presented the question , whether purely intrastate trading becomes subject to the com ...
... regulate the numerous exchanges where stocks , eggs , butter and other produce are dealt in , and whose prices are quoted in the daily press . Thus is presented the question , whether purely intrastate trading becomes subject to the com ...
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Page 469 - Constitution, but it may be not unreasonably said that the preservation of the States and the maintenance of their governments are as much within the design and care of the Constitution as the preservation of the Union and the maintenance of the national Government. The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States.
Page 691 - The property is held in private ownership and it is that property, and not the original cost of it, of which the owner may not be deprived without due process of law.
Page 399 - Without doubt, it denotes not merely freedom from bodily restraint, but also the right of the individual to contract, to engage in any of the common occupations of life, to acquire useful knowledge, to marry, establish a home and bring up children, to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, and, generally, to enjoy those privileges long recognized at common law as essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men.
Page 288 - It is impossible to ascertain what will amount to a fair return upon properties devoted to public service without giving consideration to the cost of labor, supplies, etc., at the time the investigation is made. An honest and intelligent forecast of probable future values made upon a view of all the relevant circumstances, is essential. If the highly important element of present costs is wholly disregarded such a forecast becomes impossible. Estimates for tomorrow cannot ignore prices of today.
Page 320 - That nothing in this act shall prevent the carriage, storage, or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States, State, or municipal governments...
Page 541 - ... one devotes his property to a use in which the public has an interest, he, in effect, grants to the public an interest in that use, and must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good, to the extent of the interest he has thus created. He may withdraw his grant by discontinuing the use; but, so long as he maintains the use, he must submit to the control.
Page 691 - And in order to ascertain that value, the original cost of construction, the amount expended in permanent improvements, the amount and market value of its bonds and stock, the present as compared with the original cost of construction, the probable earning capacity of the property under particular rates prescribed by statute, and the sum required to meet operating expenses, are all matters for consideration, and are to be given such weight as may be just and right in each case. We do not say that...
Page 287 - What the company is entitled to demand, in order that it may have just compensation, is a fair return upon the reasonable value of the property at the time it is being used for the public.
Page 692 - A public utility is entitled to such rates as will permit it to earn a return on the value of the property which it employs for the convenience of the public equal to that generally being made at the same time and in the same general part of the country on investments in other business undertakings which are attended by corresponding risks and uncertainties...
Page 631 - What the company is entitled to ask is a fair return upon the value of that which it employs for the public convenience. On the other hand, what the public is entitled to demand is that no more be exacted from it for the use of a public highway than the services rendered by it are reasonably worth.