Supreme Court of the United States November 4, 1907, 15 (Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Seegers)

Mr. Justice Brewer

delivered the opinion of the court.

The question in' this case is the constitutionality.of section 2 of an act of the State of South Carolina, approved February 23, 1903 (24 Stat. 81), which reads:

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Sec. 2. That every claim for loss of or damage to property while in the possession of such common carrier shall be adjusted and paid within forty days, in case of .