City of Chicago v. Pennsylvania Co.

The city of Chicago brought suit against the Pennsylvania Company in the municipal court to recover a penalty for failure to maintain lights in the subway over which the lines of said railroad cross Twenty-second street, in the city of Chicago. The city based its right to recover on section 1997 of its municipal code of 1905, which is as follows:

“1997. Lights at crossings.—Every person or corporation owning or operating any steam, elevated or street railway whose track or tracks cross or intersect at, above or below grade any of the streets within the city, shall, and they are hereby required…