Legal Opinion
People v. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 1, 1981No. 80-2237, 80-2534 consPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Perlin
This is a consolidated appeal of two cases involving a total of five instances in which the defendant, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (defendant), was charged with obstructing public travel at a railroad highway grade crossing for a period in excess of 10 minutes in violation of section 14 of “An Act in relation to fencing and operating railroads” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 114, par. 70). A bench trial was held in each of the five cases. In each case the railroad was found guilty and a fine was assessed. The defendant appeals in each case from the judgment of the circuit court.
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2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Southern Pacific Co. v. Arizona Ex Rel. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Raymond Motor Transportation, Inc. v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Frankenthal v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. City of PlymouthDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
- People Ex Rel. Village of McCook v. Indiana Harbor Belt RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- People v. WrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- Eagle Marine Industries, Inc. v. Union Pacific RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
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