City of Sullivan v. Central Illinois Public Service Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. Franklin H. Boggs, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eldredge
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
The Central Illinois Public Service Company, appellant, prosecutes this appeal to reverse a decree rendered in the circuit court of Moultrie county in a suit in chancery instituted by the City of Sullivan, appellee, for a mandatory injunction requiring appellant to remove its poles, wires and other apparatus from the streets and alleys of said city.
In the amended bill it is averred, in substance, that appellant since the 1st day of January, 1913, has been engaged in the business of furnishing and selling electrical current to the citizens of said city for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Washingtonian Home v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Home Insurance & Banking Co. v. MyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
- People ex rel. Stuckart v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Central Illinois Public Service Co. v. City of SullivanIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Severy v. MgDougallIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
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- Town of Seaford v. Eastern Shore Public Service Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1937