Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Town of Whiting
Indiana Supreme Court
From Lake Circuit Court; W. G. McMahan, Judge. Action by the town of "Whiting against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company. From a judgment of the circuit court affirming a judgment of the town clerk in favor of plaintiff, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, C. J.
— In 1902 the board of trustees of the town of Whiting passed an ordinance regulating the speed of railroad trains within the corporate limits of said town and fixing penalties for its violation. An action was commenced before the clerk of said town by appellee against appellant to collect said penalties for an alleged violation of said ordinance. A trial of said cause resulted in a judgment against appellant. On appeal to the court below, a trial again resulted in a judgment against appellant.
Appellant insists (1) that said ordinance is not valid because “there is no statute authorizing…
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