Procedure Before the Interstate Commerce Commission, and Grounds of Proof in Rate Cases

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La Salle extension university, 1916 - 119 pages
 

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Page 19 - But the statute gave the right to a full hearing, and that conferred the privilege of introducing testimony, and at the same time imposed the duty of deciding in accordance with the facts proved. A finding without evidence is arbitrary and baseless. And if the government's contention is correct, it would mean that the Commission had a power possessed by no other officer, administrative body, or tribunal under our government. It would mean that, where rights depended upon facts, the Commission could...
Page 23 - Wherefore said prays leave to intervene and be treated as a party hereto with the right to have notice of and appear at the taking of testimony, produce and...
Page 4 - This case being at issue upon complaint and answers on file, and having been duly heard and submitted by the parties, and full investigation of the matters and things involved having been had, and the commission having, on the date hereof, made and filed a report containing its findings of fact and conclusions thereon...
Page 21 - ... or such other sum as, in view of the evidence to be adduced herein, the commission shall determine that complainant is entitled to as an award of damages under the provisions of said act for violation thereof], and that such other and further order or orders be made as the commission may consider proper in the premises.
Page 19 - INFORMATION TO PARTIES. The Secretary of the Commission will, upon request, advise any party as to the form of petition, answer, or other paper necessary to be filed in any case, and furnish such information from the files of the Commission as will conduce to a full presentation of facts material to the controversy.
Page 12 - If a witness whose testimony may be desired to be taken by deposition be in a foreign country, the deposition may be taken before an officer or person designated by the Commission, or agreed upon by the parties by stipulation in writing to be filed with the Commission.
Page 5 - That any person, firm, corporation, company, or association, or any mercantile, agricultural, or manufacturing society or other organization, or any body politic or municipal organization, or any common carrier...
Page 10 - ... be prepared for each route, and separately numbered, except that shipments as to which the collecting carrier is in each instance the same may be listed in a single statement if grouped according to routes. The statement, together with the paid freight bills on the shipments, or true copies thereof, should then be forwarded to the carrier which collected the charges for verification and certification as to its accuracy.
Page 15 - Every brief of more than 20 pages shall contain on its front flyleaves a subject index with page references, the subject index to be supplemented by a list of all cases cited, alphabetically arranged, with references to the pages where the citations appear.
Page 12 - ... court, or court of common pleas of any of the United States, or any notary public, not being of counsel or attorney to either of the parties, nor interested in the event of the proceeding or investigation.

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