On June 8, 1909, Judge Samuel Burdett of the Kanawha County Circuit Court ruled that the two-cent per mile maximum railroad passenger fare, mandated by legislation passed in 1907, could not be enforced against the Coal and Coke Railway Company.
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"The Two-Cent Law Does Not Apply To The Coal &
Coke Railroad"
Extracts From Court Documents Relating to Coal &
Coke Ry. Co. v. Conley And Avis
Extracts From Supreme Court Decision, Coal &
Coke Ry. Co. v. Conley And Avis
June 8: Deadly Lightning Strike