St. Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago R. R. v. Trustees of Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Edward Y. Rice, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding commenced by the St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad company before a justice of the peace of Morgan county, for the purpose of condemning a portion of the grounds owned and used by the State, for the maintenance of the institution for the education of the blind, situated in the city of Jacksonville, for depot purposes.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. Edward Y. Rice, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding commenced by the St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad company before a justice of the peace of Morgan county, for the purpose of condemning a portion of the grounds owned and used by the State, for the maintenance of the institution for the education of the blind, situated in the city of Jacksonville, for depot purposes. Three commissioners were appointed to examine and condemn the property. They, reported that they had condemned for the use of the road a strip on the…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Walker
It appears that the Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis, and the Tónica and Petersburg railroads, were consolidated under the general law of this State regulating such organizations, and thereby became the St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad company. By an act of the general assembly approved February 13, 1863, this consolidation and the first election of its officers were declared legal and valid. This act also declares that the company thus formed shall enjoy, possess and exercise all of the privileges, immunities and franchises, which were possessed by either and both of the…
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