St. Louis Railroad v. Northwestern St. Louis Railway Co.

This was a suit brought by the plaintiff’ on the 21st day of July, 1874, to enjoin the defendant from constructing a street railway over that portion of Ninth street, in the city of St. Louis, lying between Hempstead street and North Spring street, on the ground that the construction and operation of a railroad thereon would be an encroachment upon and interference with the exclusive rights and privileges of the plaintiff’. Ninth street, between the points named, is the street next adjacent to Broadway along which plaintiff’s road has been constructed, and is parallel thereto.

The plaintiff…