Legal Opinion
Township of Hamtramck v. Rapid Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1899PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Wayne; Adams, J., presiding. Bill by the township of Hamtramck against the Rapid Railway Company to enjoin the extension of defendant’s tracks. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
It appears that the defendant company, *473during the year 1894, constructed its road along Gratiot avenue, in the city of Detroit. On November 28, 1894, the complainant township granted a franchise to the defendant company to build and extend its line of road, connecting with the Gratiot-avenue line, westerly through the complainant township, along Harper avenue. It was provided, among other matters, in the franchise, that:
“ Said railway, so far as the same extends easterly from the Gratiot road, shall be equipped and put in operation within one year of the completion of the line of said the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Russell v. BarryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- De Graff v. St. Paul & Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1876
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