Kissane v. Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor Railway

The defendant owns and operates a line of street railway between the cities of Ann Arbor and Detroit. This line passes through the townships of Canton, Nankin, Dearborn, the village of Wayne, and other townships and villages not material to this case. The *176agreement or franchise from the township of Canton, so far as is material to the case, is as follows:

“The rate of fare for any distance on the line of said railway within the said township of Canton shall not exceed five cents, but the rate of fare for any distance on the line of said railway outside of said township shall not exceed two…