Legal Opinion
Wabash, Chester & Western Railroad v. Commerce Commission ex rel. Jefferson Southwestern Railroad
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1923No. 15281PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The Jefferson Southwestern Railroad Company was incorporated in the State of Illinois on April 6, 1922, with a capital stock of one million dollars, for the purpose of constructing a railroad from a point in or near section 15, township 4, south, range 2, east, in Jefferson county, Illinois, to a point in or near the city of Mt. Vernon, in the same county. It immediately made application to the Illinois Commerce Commission stating its desire to construct and operate a railroad for carrying freight and passengers from Mt. Vernon to section 15 and thence three and one-half miles westerly to the…
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