Denver & Rio Grande R. Co. v. City and County of Denver
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Devanter
This is a suit to enjoin the enforcement ,of an ordinance directing the removal of a railroad track from the intersection of two streets in Denver. On the hearing the plaintiff prevailed, but' this was reversed by the Supreme Court of the State with a direction to dismiss the complaint, 167 Pác. Rep. 969, and the direction was followed. The case is here on two writs of error when one would suffice.
The ordinance is assailed as contravening the contract and commerce clauses of the Constitution and the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
In 1881 a union depot with appurtenant tracks…
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