Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. J ustice Harlan
delivered the opinion of the court.
The questions presented on this writ of error relate to the jurisdiction of .this court to reexamine the final judgment of the Supreme Court of Illinois, and to certain rulings of the state court which, it is alleged, were in disregard of that part of the Fourteenth Amendment declaring that no State shall deprive any person of his property without due process of law, or deny the equal protection of the laws to any person within its jurisdiction.
The constitution of Illinois provides that “ no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or…
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