equality clause

equality clause
A clause which anciently was commonly inserted in charters of common carriers, requiring the carrier to furnish transportation to its patrons on equal terms. Hilton Lumber Co. v Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. 141 NC 171, 53 SE 823.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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