Chicago Union Traction Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Eight actions were brought by appellee, the city of Chicago, against appellant, the Chicago Union Traction Company, before a justice of the peace of that city in December, 1901, to recover penalties for the refusal by appellant to give to passengers on certain of its street car lines transfer tickets, entitling such passengers to rides without additional fare upon other street car…
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Appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Farlin Q. Ball, Judge, presiding. Eight actions were brought by appellee, the city of Chicago, against appellant, the Chicago Union Traction Company, before a justice of the peace of that city in December, 1901, to recover penalties for the refusal by appellant to give to passengers on certain of its street car lines transfer tickets, entitling such passengers to rides without additional fare upon other street car lines, embraced within the system, or corporation, known as the Chicago Consolidated Traction Company, the lines so embraced…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
As will appear by reference to the case of Chicago Union Traction Co. v. City of Chicago, (ante, p. 484,) the North Chicago City Railway Company was organized by special charter on February 14, 1859, and the Chicago West Division Railway Company was organized by special charter on February 21, 1861. The street railroads in the north and west divisions of the city were operated by these two railway companies until 1886 in the north division of the city, and until 1888 or 1889 in the west division of the city. About the year 1886, the North Chicago Street Railroad Company was organized under…
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