GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RY. CO. V. RAILROAD COMM'N, 221 U. S. 400 (1911)
Subscribe to Cases that cite 221 U. S. 400
Case Resources
Search this Case
in Google Scholar
on the Web
Google Web Search
MSN Web Search
Yahoo! Web Search
in the News
Google News Search
Google News Archive Search
Yahoo! News Search
in the Blogs
BlawgSearch.com Search
Google Blog Search
Technorati Blog Search
in other Databases
Google Book Search
Online Research Resources
Cornell LII
Cornell Wex Dictionary & Encyclopedia
LLRX.com - Legal Research
Expert Witness Directory
Nolo Consumer & Business
US Court Forms
USA Constitution Annotated
WashLaw Directory
World LII
Online Case Law
Cornell LII
FastCase $
Lexis $
LexisOne
Loislaw $
USSCPlus.com $
VersusLaw $
Link to the Case Preview: http://supreme.justia.com/us/221/400/
Link to the Full Text of Case: http://supreme.justia.com/us/221/400/case.html
U.S. Supreme Court
Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co. v. Railroad Comm'n, 221 U.S. 400 (1911)
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
v. Railroad Commission of Indiana
No. 138
Submitted April 19, 1911
Decided May 15, 1911
221 U.S. 400
Syllabus
A legislative act by an instrumentality of the state exercising delegated authority is of the same force as if made by the legislature, and is a law of the state within the meaning of the contract clause of the Constitution.
A contract cannot be impaired, within the meaning of the contract clause of the Constitution, by a law which relates to matters beyond
the scope of the contract as construed according to the usual meaning of the words used.
A contract between two railroads for maintaining the physical cost of a crossing and guarding it by good and substantial semiphores or other signals is not impaired by a subsequent act requiring an interlocking system and apportioning the expense in a different manner than provided in the contract. The contract did not embrace such a system.
The facts, which involve the constitutionality of an order of the Railroad Commission of Indiana directing installation and use of interlocking plant at a railroad crossing and apportioning the expense of executing the order, are stated in the opinion.