Village of Waynesville v. Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, appellant, filed a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission for leave to discontinue the operation of passenger trains Nos. 908 and 909 between Peoria, Illinois, and Decatur, Illinois. At the hearing on the petition the village of Waynesville and other municipalities and individuals who are appellees in this court appeared as respondents but introduced no evidence. Upon the hearing before the commission an order granting the prayer of the petition was entered. A petition for rehearing was denied, and on September 3, 1932, appellees filed with the…