People Ex Rel. Adamowski v. Chicago Railroad Terminal Authority

This is a quo warranto action which challenges the validity of the Railroad Terminal Authority Act adopted in 1957. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1957, chap. 114, pars. 361-389.) The defendants are the Chicago Railroad Terminal Authority and the seven members of its Board of Commissioners. The city of Chicago and 14 railroad companies were granted permission to intervene. The case was heard on the pleadings. The court found the statute valid, sustained the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, and dismissed the case. Plaintiff appeals.

Section 2 of the Railroad Terminal Authority Act is a…