St. Louis, Belleville and Suburban Ry. Co. v. Gray

Mr. Presiding Justice Worthington

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an appeal from an order fining appellant §10 for contempt in violating an injunction of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County. The clause of the injunction, for whose violation the fine was imposed, is as follows:

“ The St. Louis, Belleville & Suburban Railway Company is hereby enjoined and restrained from operating upon and over the said street in front of the above described real estate, a railroad for the carriage of freight, etc.”

The proceedings leading up to the issuance of the injunction are, in substance, these:…