Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. People ex rel. Culter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Injunctional proceeding. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County; the Hon. Nicholas E. Worthington, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Farmer
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Peoria County declaring void a certain ordinance passed by the City Council of the city of Peoria in November, 1898, and enjoining appellants from exercising any rights or privileges under it. The ordinance gave permission to the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. and the Rock Island & Peoria Railway Co., their successors and assigns, for a period not to exceed fifty years, in consideration of the annual payment of $500 “ to rearrange and reconstruct their existing…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Smith v. McDowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Ligare v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1891
- Field v. BarlingIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
- Chicago Dock & Canal Co. v. GarrityIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Wood v. WhelenIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
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