Village of Hampton v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of debt. Appeal from the Gounty Court of Rock Island County; the Hon. Elwin E. Parmenter, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vickers
The village of Hampton brought an action of debt against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Bail way Company for erecting and maintaining tracks at certain street crossings at an elevation contrary to the established grade. The railroad company appeared and interposed a general demurrer to the declaration that was sustained, and the village electing to abide by its declaration, the railroad company had judgment, from which the village appeals and assigns the ruling of the court in sustaining the demurrer as error.
The declaration avers that the appellant had established a grade for the crossing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago & Northern Pacific Railroad v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Foss v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
- City of East St. Louis v. WehrungIllinois Supreme Court · 1869
- Shannon v. Village of HinsdaleIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Bibel v. People ex rel. the City of BloomingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1873
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Village of Franklin Grove v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1915
- Village of Hampton v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Village of Ramsey v. HayesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1916