People v. Gulf, Mobile, & Ohio Railroad

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment order of the magistrate dismissing this suit against the defendant railroad company because the suit was not prosecuted by the State’s Attorney. The suit was an eleven-count complaint charging the defendant with multiple violations of Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 114, § 70 and § 71, which prohibits blocking railroad crossings and highways for longer than ten minutes and provides a money forfeiture of $10 to $100 for so doing. The case was entitled “People of the State of Illinois, for the use of Nelson Howarth, as Mayor of the City of Springfield, Illinois,…