Coy v. Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor Railway

The defendant is a suburban electric line, whose road has been built and is run under and by virtue of ordinances and resolutions adopted by the respective councils and township boards of the several cities, villages, and townships through which the road has been constructed. These ordinances and resolutions are not uniform. The city of Ypsilanti fixed the rate of fare at 5 cents within the city limits. In the township of Ypsilanti the power to regulate fares is reserved to the township, with a minimum of 10 cents within the township limits. Yan Burén township required that the rate for any…