Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. L. D. Puterbaugh, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Willis
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Company, the appellant, owns a line of railroad extending from Peoria to Pekin, in this state, together with an extensive terminal system in the city of Peoria, consisting of main and side tracks, switches, freight and passenger depots, storage and unloading tracks, etc.; and, besides conducting an ordinary freight and passenger business between Peoria and Pekin and the intermediate points on its line, it does an extensive business of transporting or transferring for other railroad companies…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Edgerton v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Cumins v. WoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
- Funkhouser v. WagnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Brewster v. WeirAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901
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