Legal Opinion
Chicago & North Western Railway Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 13, 1970No. Gen. No. 54,817PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK
delivered the opinion of the court.
On February 4, 1969, the plaintiff, Chicago and North Western Railway Company (hereafter referred to as the Railroad), filed a complaint seeking injunctive relief and a declaration that section 27(c) of the Public Utilities Act (Ill Rev Stats 1969, c 111⅔, § 27 (c)) does not confer jurisdiction on the Illinois Commerce Commission to control the Railroad’s sale, transfer, lease, mortgage, or other disposition of real estate in Illinois if such disposition was neither necessary nor useful to the public. The Railroad also sought…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Village of Apple River v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. ValentineAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Co-Ordinated Transport, Inc. v. BarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- First National Bank & Trust Co. v. City of EvanstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
- Public Service Co. v. RecktenwaldIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Illinois Power Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
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- McMillin v. Economics Laboratory, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- Village of Hillside v. Illinois Commerce CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Illinois Power Co. v. Illinois Commerce CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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