Detroit Citizens' Street-Railway Co. v. City of Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Waite, J. Bill by the Detroit Citizens’ Street-Bailway Company, the Detroit Suburban Bailway Company, and the Union Trust Company against the city of Detroit for an injunction, and to remove a cloud from title. From a decree for complainants, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
On May 7, 1891, the township of Hamtramck, through its township board, granted to Henry Plass, Emil Stroh, and others, and their associates and assigns, consent, permission, and authority to lay, corn struct, maintain, and operate a single or double track railway along and through the Gratiot road, the same to-be in operation by the 1st day of January, 1892. The grantees accepted the same, and promised to build said road, by an instrument in writing. On May 13,1891, the territorial limits of the city of Detroit were extended so as to include that portion of the Gratiot-avenue road covered by…
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- Willoughby v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
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