City of St. Louis v. United Railways Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
These cases were submitted together and involve the effect of certain ordinances of the city of St. Louis, which are alleged to be binding contracts protected by the Federal Constitution.
A bill was filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri by the United Railways Company of St. Louis and the St. Louis Transit Company, the former being the lessor and the. latter the lessee of a large system of street railways in the city of St. Louis. The bill seeks to enjoin 'the enforcement of a certain ordinance, No. 21,087, in the city of St. Louis, passed March…
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