People's Railway Co. v. Grand Avenue Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. The appellant was entitled to- relief by injunction on the undisputed facts and evidence in tbe case: (a) Because the respondent has never complied with the provisions of ordinance numbered 17,047, requiring the respondent to make proper connections with appellant’s tracks at the intersection of Grand and Lafayette avenues, (b) Because the respondent failed to comply with the provisions of said ordinance…
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel Dillon, Judge. The appellant was entitled to- relief by injunction on the undisputed facts and evidence in tbe case: (a) Because the respondent has never complied with the provisions of ordinance numbered 17,047, requiring the respondent to make proper connections with appellant’s tracks at the intersection of Grand and Lafayette avenues, (b) Because the respondent failed to comply with the provisions of said ordinance numbered 17,047, requiring the respondent to make proper connections of its tracks south of the eastern entrance of…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, P. J.
The plaintiff and defendant are corporations owning and operating street railways in the city of St. Louis.
By section 6, article X, of the charter of said city, it is provided that: “Any street railway company shall have the right to run its cars over the tracks of any other railway company, in whole or in part, on the payment of just compensation for the use thereof, under such rules and regulations-as may be prescribed by ordinance, and it shall be the ditty of the municipal assembly to immediately pass such ordinances as may be necessary to carry this provision into effect.”
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hickman v. City of KansasSupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- City of Clinton ex rel. Thornton v. Henry CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Baker v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1865
- Markowitz v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1894
- Union Depot Railroad v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Holwerson v. St. Louis & Suburban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1900
- Casey v. St. Louis Transit Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- State ex inf. Crow v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
- Kidd v. BrewerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927