Chicago Great Western Railway Co. v. St. Paul Union Depot Co.

This action was brought to enjoin the defendant from enforcing the following rule or by-law adopted by its board of directors on November 23, 1895, to wit:

“Resolved, that from this date freight trains and mixed trains of passenger and freight cars are hereby excluded from the passenger facilities in this company’s station, and shall be limited to the use of the company’s regular transfer facilities, except in cases of emergency when the regular transfer track is obstructed.”

When plaintiff rested, the court dismissed the action, and from an order denying its motion for a new trial the…