Interurban Railway Co. v. City of Des Moines

I. The petition alleges the corporate capacity of plaintiff; that it is engaged in business as a common • carrier, in which capacity it operates an interurban railway within the city limits, and that, in furtherance of such business, it has constructed a spur track on property lying west of Sixth Avenue across New York Avenue in the city of Des Moines; that said track was laid across the street substantially at right angles with the street, and with the consent of the property owners on both sides, and in front of which the said track crossed said street; and that said track was to be used…