Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Jun-18-1945
Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona - 325 U.S. 761 (1945) U.S. Supreme Court Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona, 325 U.S. 761 (1945) Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona No. 56 Argued March 26, 27, 1945 Decided June 18, 1945 325 U.S. 761 APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA Syllabus 1. State power to regulate the length of railroad trains is not curtailed or superseded by 1 of the Interstate Commerce Act (paragraphs 117) of itself, and in the absence of administrative implementation by the Interstate Commerce Commission; nor by provisions of the Safety Appliance Act for brakes on trains; nor by the provision of 25 of Part I of the Interstate Commerce Act permitting the Commission to order the installation of train stop and control devices. Pp. 325 U. S. 765 -766. In enacting legislation within its constitutional authority over interstate commerce, Congress will not be deemed to have intended to strike down a state statute designed to protect the health and safety of the public ...
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