Columbus Railway, Power & Light Co. v. City of Columbus
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. The case is stated in the opinion.
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APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. The case is stated in the opinion. The franchise ordinances granted permission to operate street cars on the streets of the City upon the terms and conditions therein prescribed, and the Company was bound to comply with these terms and conditions so long as it continued to exercise the franchises, but these grants were permissive only, and have been surrendered and abandoned by the Company. Its reasons for such surrender and abandonment were that the rates of fare prescribed in the grants were no longer…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
delivered the opinión of the Court.
The Columbus Railway, Power & Light Company filed its complaint and amended bill of complaint in the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio against the City of Columbus, Ohio, and officials 'and members of the City Council of the City, asking an injunction against the enforcement of ordinances concerning the operation of street railways upon certain streets in the City of Columbus. Upon motions'"to dismiss, and for a temporary injunction, the District Court held that there was no jurisdiction as the amended bill of complaint…
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