Legal Opinion

Colton v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 6, 1953No. Gen. 45,870PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Presiding Justice Friend

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff took a direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Illinois from an order of the circuit court of Cook county dismissing his complaint in chancery, filed on his own behalf and others alleged to be similarly situated, wherein he sought injunctive relief against the individual members of the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Commonwealth Edison Company by reason of the cancellation of a rate schedule under which he and other users had been deprived of their constitutional rights, as he alleged, in that the cancellation of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Algoma Coal & Coke Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1935
  3. People Ex Rel. Illinois Highway Transportation Co. v. BiggsIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  5. City of Granite City v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1950

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Payne v. Pullman Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1957
  2. Regional Transportation Authority v. Burlington Northern Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. Sarelas v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1963
  4. Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago v. United States Steel Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. Dvorkin v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API