Legal Opinion

Village of East Peoria v. Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1908PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Tazewell county; the Hon. L. D. PuTERBAHGH, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam :

This is an action of debt commenced by the village of East Peoria against the Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company to recover a penalty for a failure to comply with an ordinance alleged to be in force in said village requiring said railroad company to maintain a flagman at certain public street crossings in the village of East Peoria. A judgment was rendered against the village and it has prosecuted an appeal to this court.

The abstract fails to show any assignment of errors, and upon an examination of the record we are unable to find any errors assigned thereon. An assignment of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ætna Life Insurance v. SanfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Freesen v. Scott County Drainage & Levee DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  2. Armour v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Farmers State Bank v. MeyersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1935
  4. Smith v. DellittIllinois Supreme Court · 1910

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