Norfolk-Southern R. Co. v. Owens, 256 U.S. 565 (1921)

Name: Norfolk-Southern R. Co. v. Owens, 256 U.S. 565 (1921) - Syllabus
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Norfolk-Southern Railroad Company v. Owens

No. 223

Argued March 17, 1921
Decided June 1, 1921
256 U.S. 565

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

Syllabus

A railroad corporation, while its road was under federal control, was not liable for a penalty prescribed by a state law, for delay in delivery of an intrastate shipment. Missouri Pacific R. Co. v. Ault, ante,554.

178 N.Car. 325 reversed.

The case is stated in the opinion.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Norfolk-Southern R. Co. v. Owens, 256 U.S. 565 (1921) in 256 U.S. 565 Joint_256 U.S. 566. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C3H1DXEYHN5346Z.

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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Norfolk-Southern R. Co. v. Owens, 256 U.S. 565 (1921). cited in 1921, 256 U.S. 565, pp.Joint_256 U.S. 566. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=C3H1DXEYHN5346Z.

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