City of Spring Valley v. Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Co.

In this case, appellee, City of Spring Valley, a municipal corporation, filed a bill in equity, in the Circuit Court of Bureau county, against appellant, the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway Company, alleging that the appellant is wrongfully in possession of and controlling and maintaining a piece of railroad track, one hundred and seventy rods in length, located upon and along a street called Peru street, in the City of Spring Valley, between the eastern limits of the city and a point called Gunther’s Curve, together with a number of poles, cross-arms, cables and wires, used in connection…