Legal Opinion
Bloomington & Normal Railway, Electric & Heating Co. v. City of Bloomington
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 1, 1906PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Action of asstimpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean County; the Hon. Colostin D. Myers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
This is a suit in assumpsit by appellee against appellant, to recover an annual license fee for 1904 of $25 on each of twelve street cars regularly operated by appellant within the corporate limits of the city of Bloomington. There was a trial by the court, without a jury, and a finding and judgment against appellant for $300.
The right of appellee to recover the license fee in question is predicated upon its ordinances, original and amendatory, as follows:
“ 1835. Annual License Fee No. 16. Every company, firm or individual operating any street railway in the city of Bloomington shall pay an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Wiggins Ferry Co. v. City of East St. LouisIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Chicago Union Traction Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Standard Oil Co. v. City of DanvilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- City of Springfield v. SmithSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Phillips Petroleum Co. v. City of Park RidgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958
- City of St. Paul v. Twin City Motor Bus Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Potter v. Calumet Electric St. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1908
- Conrad v. Springfield Consolidated Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1908