Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. G. A. Carpenter, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1909.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Clark
delivered the opinion of the court.
The appeal in this case brings up for review the action of the Circuit Court of Cook county in sustaining a demurrer to a bill in chancery filed by the appellant against the appellee, and dismissing the bill for want of equity.
The appellant, the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Company, is a corporation organized under the • laws of the State of Illinois, the stock being held in equal amounts by the appellee, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, also an Illinois corporation, and four other companies, the Grand Trunk…
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