| Madden v Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway Co. | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Nelson and Fort Sheppart Railway (in red) | |
| Court | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
| Full case name | Madden and another and Attorney General for British Columbia v Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway Company |
| Decided | July 19, 1899 |
| Citation | [1899] AC 626, [1899] UKPC 47 |
| Case history | |
| Appealed from | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Full Court) |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Earl of Halsbury, LC Lord Watson Lord Hobhouse Lord Macnaghten Sir Edward Fry Sir Henry Strong, CJC |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Earl of Halsbury, LC |
| Keywords | |
| Canadian federalism | |
Madden v Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway Co. is a Canadian constitutional law decision, dealing with the application of provincial laws to federally regulated railways. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, at that time the highest appellate body in the British Empire, held that the provinces could not impose higher safety standards on federally regulated railways than were set out in federal law.