Illinois Central Railroad v. Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity instituted by the Illinois Central Railroad Company in the Superior Court of Cook County, to obtain an injunction restraining the city of Chicago from interfering with the exercise of the right of the railroad company to fill in, for railroad purposes, certain lands submerged. by the shallow waters of Lake Michigan in front of property owned by the railroad company, in fee, and situated between…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. This was a bill in equity instituted by the Illinois Central Railroad Company in the Superior Court of Cook County, to obtain an injunction restraining the city of Chicago from interfering with the exercise of the right of the railroad company to fill in, for railroad purposes, certain lands submerged. by the shallow waters of Lake Michigan in front of property owned by the railroad company, in fee, and situated between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh streets in said city. The purpose of the railroad company in reclaiming the land was to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The Supreme Court of Illinois disposed of this case upon two grounds: (1) That the power given by the charter of the Illinois Central Railroad Company of February 10, 1851, to “ enter upon and take possession of and use all and singular any lands, streams and materials of every kind, for the location of depots and stopping stages for the . . . complete operation of said road,” and the grant to said corporation of “ all such lands, waters, materials and privileges belonging to the State,” did not include lands covered by the waters of Lake Michigan. (2) That, even if the grant were broad…
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