Columbus Street Railway & Light Co. v. City of Columbus
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Bartholomew Circuit Court; Marshall Hacker, Judge. Action by the City of Columbus against the Columbus Street Railway & Light Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtRoby, J.
The question for decision is whether appellee can recover from appellant the expense incurred by it in paving a part of Washington street between Third and Eleventh streets in the city of Columbus. Its right to do so is grounded upon an ordinance duly enacted by it, accepted by the person for whose benefit it was made, and assigned by him to appellant, who assumed all duty and obligation imposed by said ordinance, which is in terms as follows:
‘ ‘ Street-railway Ordinance.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and common council of the city of Columbus, in the county of Bartholomew and State…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Paving & Supply Co. v. Citizens' Street RailroadIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- State ex rel. City of Kansas v. Corrigan Consolidated Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- Mayor of New York v. Harlem Bridge, Morrisania & Fordham Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1906
- State ex rel. City of Jacksonville v. Jacksonville Street RailroadSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Hurley v. Inhabitants of TrentonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1901
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Norfolk & Portsmouth Traction Co. v. City of NorfolkSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- State ex rel. City of Milwaukee v. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- City of Burlington v. Burlington Traction Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1924
- City of Danville v. Danville Railway & Electric Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- Town of St. Helena v. San Francisco, Napa & Calistoga RailwayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1914
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