Wilmington Transp. Co. v. California R. Comm’n, 236 U.S. 151 (1915)
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Wilmington Transp. Co. v. California R. Comm’n, 236 U.S. 151 (1915)
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Wilmington Transportation Company v. Railroad Commission of the State of California No. 369 Argued December 15, 16, 1914 Decided February 1, 1915 236 U.S. 151
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
The mere existence of federal power does not, while dormant, preclude the reasonable exercise of state authority as to those matters of interstate or foreign commerce which are distinctly local in character in order to meet the needs of suitable local protection until Congress does act.
Congress may regulate interstate transportation by ferry as well as other interstate commercial intercourse, but, until it does, a state may prevent unreasonable charges for ferriage from a point of departure within its borders.
A state may, in the absence of any action by Congress, prevent through proper orders of its Railroad Commission, exorbitant charges for transportation having both origin and termination within the state and none of it being within any other state, although a part of it may be over the high seas.
166 Cal. 741 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the power of the State Railroad Commission of California to regulate rates of transportation between intrastate points where part of the transportation is on the high seas, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Wilmington Transp. Co. v. California R. Comm’n, 236 U.S. 151 (1915) in 236 U.S. 151 236 U.S. 152. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LV5H1AVV24LUEY.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Wilmington Transp. Co. v. California R. Comm’n, 236 U.S. 151 (1915), in 236 U.S. 151, page 236 U.S. 152. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LV5H1AVV24LUEY.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Wilmington Transp. Co. v. California R. Comm’n, 236 U.S. 151 (1915). cited in 1915, 236 U.S. 151, pp.236 U.S. 152. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=6LV5H1AVV24LUEY.
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