Legal Opinion
Village of Dolton Ex Rel. Winter v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 30, 1990No. 1-88-1153PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lorenz
This appeal arises from judgments in consolidated actions against railroad carriers CSX Transportation, Inc., and The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company for obstructing railroad-highway grade crossings located in the Village of Dolton (Village) in violation of a Village ordinance.
We reverse.
In separate quasi-criminal complaints, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX), and The Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company (B&OCT) were charged with violations of section 3(a) of the Village’s municipal code, prohibiting certain obstructions by trains at railroad-highway grade…
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