Koch v. North Avenue Railway Co.

This is a bill by abutting lot owners to enjoin the defendant, a street railway company, from constructing its road on North avenue; and the questions are:

First. Is the defendant a lawfully incorporated company ?

Secondly. If incorporated, had it the legal right to lay tracks of its own outside of the tracks already laid on said avenue by other railway companies ?

Thirdly. Have the city authorities the power to authorize the defendant to use electricity as a motive power in propelling its cars ?

Fourthly. Is the elevated structure proposed to be built down North street an “elevated road” within…