Louisville Trust Co. v. City of Cincinnati
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio. This suit involves ihe validity and duration of the street franchises claimed by the Cincinnati Inclined Plane Railway Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Ohio, and owning a.nd operating a line of su-eet railway occupying certain streets in the city of Cincinnati.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western Division of the Southern District of Ohio. This suit involves ihe validity and duration of the street franchises claimed by the Cincinnati Inclined Plane Railway Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Ohio, and owning a.nd operating a line of su-eet railway occupying certain streets in the city of Cincinnati. The street grants claimed and occupied by the said railway company are held and claimed under and by virtue of acts of the legislature of Ohio and ordinances of die city of…
1Opinion of the CourtLtjrton, Circuit Judge
The questions involved are as to the extent, validity, and duration of the contract rights of the Cincinnati Inclined Plane Railway Company under which it occupies, with its tracks, poles, wires, *299and oilier equipment, certain streets of the city of Cincinnati, and upon which it maintains and operates a street-car line. That these street easements originate in certain statutes of the state of Ohio and certain ordinances of tin; city of Cincinnati does not affect their character as contracts entitled to the protection afforded by the constitution of the United States. The grant of a right to…
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