Legal Opinion
Minneapolis St. Ry. Co. v. City of Minneapolis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota
Decided April 21, 1911PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Fqfiity. Suit by the Minneapolis Street Railway Company against the City of Minneapolis and others. Motion for temporary injunction denied.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLARD, District Judge.
After hearing the arguments of respective counsel, the court rendered the following decision, orally:
I will follow the order pursued by counsel, and in discussing the two branches of this case, I will take up first the so-called construction and extension ordinances.
[1] Section 3 of the original ordinance of 1875 provides as follows:
“The city council may at any time designate any other line of railway in the said city as a line demanded by the public necessities; and may also designate an extension of any existing line or lines.
“And in case said company, upon being…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New Orleans Gas Light Co. v. Drainage Commission of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- St. Paul Gas Light Co. v. St. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co. v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1900
- City of Minneapolis v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railway Co. v. City of ConnersvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Northern States Power Co. v. City of OakdaleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
- Minneapolis General Electric Co. v. City of MinneapolisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota · 1911
- Des Moines City Railway Co. v. Amalgamated Ass'n of Street & Electric Railway EmployeesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
- Northern States Power Co. v. City of OakdaleCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999