Legal Opinion

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. State ex rel. Zimmerman

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1902No. 19,688PublishedCited by 26 opinions

From Montgomery Circuit Court; Jere West, Judge. Suit "by State on the relation of John M. Zimmerman against the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company to compel defendant by writ of mandamus to construct a highway crossing. From a judgment in favor of relator, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.

This proceeding was brought by appellee to compel appellant, by writ of mandamus, to construct a high*190way crossing at the intersection of a highway with appellant’s railroad in Clark township, Montgomery county, Indiana. The case was tried by the court and a special finding of facts made, and conclusions of law stated thereon in favor of appellee, and a peremptory writ ordered requiring appellant to construct the crossing under the railroad. The errors assigned and not waived call in question all the conclusions of law jointly, and the action of the court in overruling appellant’s motion for a…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Green v. Dutchess & Columbia RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad v. CristIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
  4. Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad v. State ex rel. City of LawrenceburgIndiana Supreme Court · 1871
  5. State ex rel. City of St. Paul v. Minnesota Transfer Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1900

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Chicago & Erie Railroad v. LuddingtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Chicago & South Eastern Railway Co. v. State, ex rel. City of NoblesvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Vandalia Railroad v. State ex rel. City of South BendIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  4. American Tobacco Co. v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1912
  5. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. SingletonIndiana Supreme Court · 1934

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