People v. Collins
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jo Daviess county; the Hon. Richard S. Farrand, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Willis
delivered the opinion of the court.
Section 77 of chapter 114 of the Revised Statutes, entitled “Railroads and Warehouses,” contains the following provision: “No railroad corporation shall obstruct any public highway by stopping any train upon, or leaving any car or locomotive engine standing on its track where the same intersects or crosses such public highways, except for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers or freight, or for taking in or setting out cars, or to receive the necessary fuel and water, and in no case to exceed ten minutes for each…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Great Western Railroad v. City of DecaturIllinois Supreme Court · 1864
- Illinois Central R. v. People ex rel. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1893
- Illinois Central Railroad v. People ex rel. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895