Missouri v. Illinois & the Sanitary District
Supreme Court of the United States
In January, 1900, the State of Missouri filed in this court a bill of complaint against the State of Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago, a corporation of the latter State, in the following terms: “ The complainant, the State of Missouri, and one of the States of the United States, brings this its bill of complaint against the State of Illinois, one of the States of the United States, and the Sanitary District of Chicago, a public corporation, organized under the…
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In January, 1900, the State of Missouri filed in this court a bill of complaint against the State of Illinois and the Sanitary District of Chicago, a corporation of the latter State, in the following terms: “ The complainant, the State of Missouri, and one of the States of the United States, brings this its bill of complaint against the State of Illinois, one of the States of the United States, and the Sanitary District of Chicago, a public corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, and located in part in the city of Chicago and in the county of Cook, in said State of…
1Opinion of the Court
180 U.S. 208 (1901)
MISSOURI
v.
ILLINOIS AND THE SANITARY DISTRICT OF CHICAGO.
No. 5, Original.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued November 12, 13, 1900.
Decided January 28, 1901.
ORIGINAL.
Mr. William M. Springer and Mr. Charles C. Gilbert for the demurrer. Mr. Edward C. Akin and Mr. Samuel M. Burdett were on their brief.
Mr. B. Schnumacher in opposition to the demurrer. Mr. Edward C. Crow was on his brief.
MR. JUSTICE SHIRAS, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.
This cause is now before us on the bill of complaint and the demurrer thereto.
The questions thus…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Mugler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- In Re DebsSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Kendall v. United States Ex Rel. StokesSupreme Court of the United States · 1838
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