Detroit United Railway v. City of Detroit
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP MICHIGAN. This was a direct appeal from a decree of the District Court, sustaining a motion to dismiss the bill, and dismissing it, for want of equity. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The appellant, plaintiff below, sets forth in its bill that it is the owner of a system of street railways in the city of Detroit, and suburban lines running from said city. The suit was brought in the District Court, to enjoin the city, of Detroit and the other defendants, municipal officials, from acquiring or constructing a system of street railways, which had been provided for by an ordinance of the city,, with an issue of $15,000,000 of its bonds for that purpose and approved by the requisite majority at a municipal election.
The grounds of relief, briefly stated, are: That establishment…
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