In the Case of Wabash,St

In the case of Wabash,St.Louis,and Pacific Railroad Company v.Illinois,the U.S.Supreme Court held that state legislatures could not regulate railroads because

A) the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry.
B) the state legislatures were acting on behalf of a private interest, Illinois farmers.
C) the Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad was incorporated in Missouri, not Illinois.
D) railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business.
E) railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state.