2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers
CHAPTER 17 - THE GENERAL RAILROAD LAW
SECTION 58-17-1850. Prescribing schedule of rates; schedules as evidence.


SC Code § 58-17-1850 (2013) What's This?

The commission must make for each of the railroad corporations doing business in this State, as soon as practicable, a schedule of just and reasonable rates of charges for transportation of passengers and freight cars on each of the railroads. When a lawsuit involves a railroad corporation's charges for the transportation of passengers, freight, or cars or unjust discrimination in relation to these charges, the schedule shall be considered in all of the courts of this State as sufficient evidence that the rates therein fixed are just and reasonable rates of charges for the transportation of passengers, freights, and cars upon the railroad when the schedules have been prepared and published for all the railroad companies organized under the laws of this State as provided in this section. The commission must not be a party to any lawsuit.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1065; 1952 Code Section 58-1065; 1942 Code Section 8305; 1932 Code Section 8305; Civ. C. '22 Section 4852; Civ. C. '12 Section 3175; Civ. C. '02 Section 2093; R. S. 1657; 1898 (22) 810; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 119, eff May 24, 2006.

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