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Chicago, M. & St.P. Ry. Co. v. Solan, 169 U.S. 133 (1898)
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Chicago, M. & St.P. Ry. Co. v. Solan, 169 U.S. 133 (1898)
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company v. Solan No. 78 Argued November 1, 1897 Decided January 17, 1898 169 U.S. 133
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF IOWA
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A statute of a state, providing that no contract shall exempt any railroad corporation from the liability of a common carrier or carrier of passengers which would have existed if no contract had been made does not, as applied to a claim for an injury happening within the state under a contract for interstate transportation, contravene the provision of the Constitution of the United States empowering Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Chicago, M. & St.P. Ry. Co. v. Solan, 169 U.S. 133 (1898) in 169 U.S. 133 Original Sources, accessed June 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E64TZN2EB9PMXSH.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Chicago, M. & St.P. Ry. Co. v. Solan, 169 U.S. 133 (1898), in 169 U.S. 133, Original Sources. 30 Jun. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E64TZN2EB9PMXSH.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Chicago, M. & St.P. Ry. Co. v. Solan, 169 U.S. 133 (1898). cited in 1898, 169 U.S. 133. Original Sources, retrieved 30 June 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=E64TZN2EB9PMXSH.
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