Legal Opinion

C., B. Q. R. R. Co. v. Commerce Com.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1936No. 23573. Order affirmedPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook county confirming an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission requiring the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company to construct and maintain a stairway for the use of yard employees at its Western avenue train yard, in the city of Chicago, from the street level of Eighteenth place to the yardmaster's office.

Western avenue runs north and south and crosses under appellant's tracks by means of a subway. The railroad right of way is on a fill about twenty-five feet high and crosses over Western avenue in a northeasterly and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Holden v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  4. People v. . HavnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  5. Fenske Bros. v. Upholsterers International Union of North America, Local No. 18Illinois Supreme Court · 1934

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gore v. JohnWyoming Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Central National Bank v. Fleetwood Realty Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  3. McNeil v. KetchensAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. Rothbart v. Metropolitan Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1940

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