Legal Opinion

People ex rel. San Francisco & San Joaquin Railway Co. v. Craycroft

California Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1896No. S. F. No. 360PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Mandamus to the Board of Trustees of the City of Fresno. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtBeatty, C. J.

This is an original proceeding in which the petitioner asks the issuance of a writ of mandate to the respondents, commanding them to act upon its petition for leave to extend its railway track through the city of Fresno, and across and along certain streets and lands of said city.

The petitioner is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of California, and by its incorporation authorized and empowered to construct, maintain, and operate a steam railway for the transportation of passengers and freight from a point at or near the bay of San Francisco in a line generally easterly and…

2Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. BlackCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  2. Rural High School District No. 1 v. School District No. 58Idaho Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Des Moines City Railway Co. v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  4. In Re SekuguchiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
  5. Z. Russ & Sons Co. v. CrichtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897

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