Limiting Jurisdiction of Federal Courts: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Seventy-second Congress, First Session, on S. 937, a Bill to Amend the First Paragraph of Section 24 of the Judicial Code, S. 939, a Bill to Limit the Jurisdiction of District Courts of the United States and S. 3243, a Bill to Amend Section 24 of the Judicial Code, as Amended, with Respect to the Jurisdiction of the District Courts of the United States Over Suits Relating to Orders of State Administrative Boards, March 18, and 19, 1932

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1932 - 139 páginas
 

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Página 92 - In countries where the common law prevails, it has been customary from time immemorial for the legislature to declare what shall be a reasonable compensation under such circumstances, or, perhaps more properly speaking, to fix a maximum beyond which any charge made would be unreasonable.
Página 100 - Act to regulate commerce,' and the various Acts amendatory thereof, and in all judicial proceedings brought to enjoin, set aside, annul, or suspend, in whole or in part, any order of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Página 129 - ... court in its discretion may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the operation of the commission's order or decision. (fe) No order so staying or suspending an order or decision of the commission shall be made by the supreme court otherwise than upon three days...
Página 2 - No district court shall have cognizance of any suit (except upon foreign bills of exchange) to recover upon any promissory note or other shose in action in favor of any assignee, or of any subsequent holder if such instrument be payable to bearer and be not made by any corporation, unless such suit might have been prosecuted in such court to recover...
Página 92 - Where property has been clothed with a public interest, the legislature may fix a limit to that which shall in law be reasonable for its use. This limit binds the courts as well as the people. If it has been improperly fixed, the legislature, not the courts, must be appealed to for the change.
Página 119 - In determining these mixed questions of law and fact, the court confines itself to the ultimate question as to whether the Commission acted within its power. It will not consider the expediency or wisdom of the order, or whether, on like testimony, it would have made a similar ruling.
Página 92 - The controlling fact is the power to regulate at all. If that exists, the right to establish the maximum of charge, as ona of the means of regulation, is implied.
Página 2 - Of all suits of a civil nature, at common law or in equity, brought by the United States, or by any officer thereof authorized by law to sue...
Página 112 - ... yield a fair return upon the fair value of the property devoted to public use.
Página 15 - ... plain, speedy, and efficient remedy may be had at law or in equity in the courts of such State.

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