City of Vincennes v. Vincennes Traction Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
From Clay Circuit Court; John M. Rawley, Judge. Suit by the city of Vincennes against the Vincennes Traction Company. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, C. J.
— Appellant brought this suit against appellee to enjoin the latter from replacing its double track of street railroad now maintained by it on Seventh street, in the city of Vincennes, with a single track. The complaint, in one paragraph, was tested by a demurrer on the grounds: (1) That the court had no jurisdiction of the subject-matter; and (2) for want *500of facts. This demurrer was sustained and judgment thereon followed. That ruling is assigned as error.
From the complaint we learn that in October, 1881, the city of Vincennes, by ordinance, granted to appellees’ remote assignors, their…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Baumgartner v. City of MankatoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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