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Marion & Eastern Railroad v. Illinois Central Railroad

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 15, 1927Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Higbee

• delivered the opinion of the court.

On April 1, 1926, the Marion & Eastern Railroad Company, appellant, filed a declaration to the May term of the circuit court of Williamson county against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, appellee, alleging that appellee owns and operates a railroad approximately 12.5 miles in length all within Williamson county extending from the town of Paulton on the east to Marion on the west, and is a common carrier for hire in both intrastate and interstate transportation; that its lines connect at Marion with railroads owned and operated by appellee and by the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baer Bros. Mercantile Co. v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. Sloss-sheffield Steel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Attorney General v. BennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
  4. State Ex Rel. Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  5. State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. Wabash Railroad v. Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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