Rockford & Interurban Railway Co. v. Keyt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for injury to real property. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Winnebago County; the Hon. Arthur H. Frost, Judge, presiding. Heard in thi^ court at the April term, 1904.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Farmer
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a judgment in the Circuit Court of Winnebago county against appellant in favor of appellees for $3,500 damages alleged to have resulted to certain real estate belonging to them in the city of Rockford from the carrying on of a freight business over appellant’s tracks in front of and adjacent to appellees’ property.
Originally the Rockford Railway Light & Power Company owned and operated a street railway system in the city of Rockford for the purpose of carrying passengers. The ordinance granting it the use of…
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