City of Canton v. Illinois Central Electric Railway

The appellee, the city of Canton, is organized under the general act for the incorporation of cities, villages and towns, and the appellant, Illinois Central Electric Railway, is organized under the general law for the incorporation of railroad companies, and owns, and operates by electric power, a railway thirty miles in length, from Lewistown to Farmington, passing through various cities and villages between these places, including the city of Canton. The city council of the appellee, in pursuance of a petition by the property owners owning a majority of the frontage along Main street in…