Legal Opinion
Missouri Ex Rel. Wabash Railway Co. v. Public Service Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 17, 1927No. 69PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The mayor of St. Louis instituted a proceeding before the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri to eliminate a grade crossing of the Wabash Railway Company at Delmar Boulevard in the City of St. Louis. The Commission ordered the Wabash Railway to abolish this grade crossing by depressing its tracks and constructing a viaduct for street traffic, with an 18 feet clearance above the tracks. This order, set aside by the Circuit Court of Cole County, was reinstated by the Súpreme Court of Missouri. 306 Mo. 149. The case is here on writ of error to that court on the ground that the…
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