Chicago, Danville & Vincennes R. R. v. Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Will County; the Hon. Josiah McEoberts, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
Defendant in error filed his bill in the Circuit Court to enjoin the collection of taxes levied under an act of the legislature and in pursuance of a vote of the people, to aid in the construction of a railroad.
The act authorized all towns acting under the township organization law, to appropriate such sums of money as they should deem proper to aid in the construction of the road, to be paid as soon as the track should have been located and constructed through the towns.
The road was completed before the appropriation was made; and it was a donation to the company, and not a subscription to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fletcher v. PeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Bloodgood v. Mohawk & Hudson RailroadNew York Supreme Court · 1837
- Beekman v. Saratoga & Schenectady Rail RoadNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- People ex rel. Twitchell v. BlodgettMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Enfield Toll Bridge Co. v. Hartford & New-Haven Rail-RoadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1845
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3Cited by21 opinions
- People ex rel. Woodyatt v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
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- Carson v. St. Francis Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1894
- Ottawa v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- People ex rel. Longenecker v. NelsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
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