Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co. v. Peoria & Farmington Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Peoria county; the Hon. John C. Tates, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
Appellee, the Peoria and Farmington Bailway Company, filed petitions for the purpose of _ procuring the right of way across the.tracks and grounds of the Peoria and Pekin railway, and two other companies. The cases were consolidated, and tried .as one by the court and a jury. A verdict was found for $1800 damages. A motion for a new trial was entered, overruled, and an order entered under the statute. The defendants thereupon bring the ease to this court by appeal, and seek a reversal.
The first question presented and urged is, that this court has no jurisdiction to hear the case; that the…
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