Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 21, 1910PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appear from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Frank R. Hooper, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

The appellants filed their bill in the circuit court of Will county, the object of which was to enjoin the appellees, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company and the Michigan Central Railroad Company, from obstructing Joliet street, in the city of Joliet, or interfering with the public use of and free right of passage over such street, except to the extent of the maintenance of a grade crossing of the street with the main tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company. A demurrer to the bill was sustained and the bill was dismissed for want of equity. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
  2. United States v. Des Moines Navigation & Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. People v. GardnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
  4. City of Lake View v. TateIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  5. City of Mt. Carmel v. ShawIllinois Supreme Court · 1895

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Chicago Park District v. Kenroy, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Tribune Co. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Detamore v. HindleyWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  4. City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  5. People Ex Rel. Gutknecht v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1954

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