Legal Opinion
City of Peoria v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 8, 1916No. Gen. No. 6,207Published
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. John M. Niehatjs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1915.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carnes
This is an appeal from a judgment of $242 for the plaintiff in a trial by the court without a jury of an action of debt brought by appellee, City of Peoria, against Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, the appellant, under an ordinance of the city, the section of which material to the consideration here reading:
“Section 1. That there shall be paid annually into the City Treasury a license fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for each post used for the support of telegraph wires and which occupies any portion of any public street, alley or sidewalk in the City of Peoria. The said sum shall be paid by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- St. Louis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Borough of New HopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- City of Springfield v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1912
- City of Springfield v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1911