Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Public Service Commission

This appeal calls for the interpretation and construction of PA 1931, No 336, §§ 2 and 8, * and more particularly the Michigan highway commissioner’s right and authority to bind the State to pay for installation and operating expenses of a flasher light at a highway-railroad crossing.

The highway department sought permission to construct a highway across the tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company about 1/2 mile south of Holland, as part of a plan to relocate US-31.

In May, 1952, a meeting was held at the contemplated crossing by representatives of the highway department, the railroad,…