City of Bay City v. Saginaw-Bay City Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Bay; Wiest, J., presiding. Bill by the city of Bay City against the Saginaw-Bay City Railway Company to restrain the operation of its street railway in certain territory. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
This suit Vas commenced by plaintiff filing a bill of complaint in chancery asking for an injunction restraining defendant from operating its street railway in the territory formerly West Bay City, and claiming that, the franchise granted by West Bay City having expired on October 10, 1917, the defendant was operating its road upon the territory in question without right.
Defendant maintained that both by operation of law and by the express terms of section 220 of Act No. 514, Local Acts of 1903, same being the consoli*421dation charter, the terms and provisions of the franchise granted by the…
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