Legal Opinion
Sanitary District v. Lee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 6, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal, from an interlocutory order or temporary injunction restraining the Sanitary District of Chicago and its treasurer from paying money, etc. Entered by the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Barton Payne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
At the threshold of the inquiry, the question is raised whether the Sanitary District has the power to erect, etc., a bridge, by way of compensation to the railroads, as provided in the several contracts with the railroad companies. Section 8 of the act under which the Sanitary District is organized provides:
“ Such Sanitary District may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any and all real and personal property, right of way and privilege, either within or without its corporate limits, that may be required for its corporate purposes,” etc.
It is contended that the power to make…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cherokee Nation v. Southern Kansas Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Fones Hardware Co. v. ErbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
- Attorney General ex rel. Cook v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Foss v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Smith v. Intergovernmental Solid Waste Disposal Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- Sanitary District of Chicago v. McMahon & Montgomery Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1903
- Smith v. Sanitary DistrictAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903
- Mohr v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904
- Goshert v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1910
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