Legal Opinion

City of Pana v. Central Washed Coal Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 28, 1913PublishedCited by 36 opinions

Appeal from the City Court of Pana; the Hon. Paul McWilliams, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This was a bill for injunction filed by appellee against appellant in the city court of the city of Pana, in Christian county, and heard at its February term, 1913, alleging that appellee is a municipal corporation whose duty it is to protect the health of its citizens, regulate the control of its streets-and alleys, declare what are nuisances and abate the same; that appellant, owning a large number of buildings, machinery and appliances, operated a coal washery in said city for removing impurities from coal; that in the operation of'its business it had accumulated large quantities of waste…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Parker v. Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton & Woollen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1863
  2. Stead v. FortnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Wahle v. ReinbachIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
  4. Oswald v. WolfIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Village of Dwight v. HayesIllinois Supreme Court · 1894

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  2. Petra Presbyterian Church v. Village of NorthbrookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
  3. Haack v. Lindsay Light & Chemical Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1946
  4. City of Chicago v. Commonwealth Edison Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  5. Illinois v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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