Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Parks
Illinois Supreme Court
Parks, who is an attorney, sued the appellant in case, averring that the appellant was the owner of a railroad pass-. ing from Aurora, in Kane county, through Batavia to Junction, in Du Page county; that he took passage on board the cars of the company from Aurora to Junction aforesaid, and was wrongfully expelled therefrom by the conductor of the train.
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Parks, who is an attorney, sued the appellant in case, averring that the appellant was the owner of a railroad pass-. ing from Aurora, in Kane county, through Batavia to Junction, in Du Page county; that he took passage on board the cars of the company from Aurora to Junction aforesaid, and was wrongfully expelled therefrom by the conductor of the train. There were three counts in the declaration, not materially variant; the third count averred that Parks was expelled from the cars at a place which was not one of the usual stopping places of the trains of the appellant’s cars. To this…
1Opinion of the CourtCaton, J.
Several questions of considerable public importance arise upon this record, and have been considered by this court. The railroad company has the right, by its charter, to fix the tariff or fare, which it shall receive for carrying passengers and freight upon its road. These charges, however, must be uniform; that is, the charge should be the same for hll persons similarly situated, and for all freights of a like kind and quality, for a given service. They may divide passengers and freights into classes, with descriptive distinctions, and charge different rates for different classes, for a…
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