Sanitary District of Chicago v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

The Sanitary District of Chicago brought an action of assumpsit against the Commonwealth Edison Company in the superior court of Cook county. Judgment was rendered against the defendant for $95,954.72 and costs. Upon the prayer for an appeal by the defendant, the trial court certified that the validity of a municipal ordinance was involved in the case and that the public interest required the prosecution of an appeal directly to this court. Accordingly, the record is submitted for review.

The council of the city of Chicago, by an ordinance passed June 28, 1897, granted to the Commonwealth…