City of Springfield v. Inter-State Independent Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on" appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn
The city of Springfield recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Sangamon county in an action of debt against the Inter-State Independent Telephone and Telegraph Company for $2800. The Appellate Court for the Third District reversed the judgment without remanding the cause, and the plaintiff has brought the record here by writ of certiorari for review.
The action was for remuneration for the use of portions of the streets, alleys and sidewalks of the city occupied by the poles of the defendant, and was based upon an ordinance of the city of August 5, 1901, which .provided that any person,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dahnke v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Chicago Municipal Gas Light & Fuel Co. v. Town of LakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Chicago General Railway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- City of Springfield v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1912
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- City of Tulsa v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- People Ex Rel. Tuohy v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
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