City of Council Bluffs v. Illinois Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. A. B. Thornell, Judge. Action in mandamus to compel defendants to install and operate gates at a street intersection. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
Avenue A, in the city of Council Bluffs, runs east and west, and Eighteenth street is a north and south street crossing Avenue A. The railway tracks of the appellants run north and south on Eighteenth street crossing Avenue A. The main line of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway between Council Bluffs and Omaha is a double-tracked road running on Avenue A, and crosses appellants’ track at Eighteenth street. The appellants maintain switch tracks both north and south of Avenue A and near thereto. The street railway has a large passenger business between Council Bluffs and Omaha, and runs…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Swinney v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904