Legal Opinion
United States v. Rock Island Centennial Bridge Commission
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided May 25, 1964No. Civ. A. No. P-2444PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERCER, Chief Judge.
The United States filed its complaint for an accounting and for an injunction restraining the enforcement of that part of an ordinance of the defendant, City of Rock Island, which authorizes the City to have transferred to its general corporate purpose fund any part of the revenues derived from tolls collected upon the Rock Island Centennial Bridge.1
The defendants are City of Rock Island, Illinois, Rock Island Centennial Bridge Commission, all of the members of that Commission and Rock Island Bank & Trust Company.
The cause is before the court upon motions of all defendants…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. Republic Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Friedman v. Washburn Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
- Fletcher v. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Wallace v. City of Rock IslandDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 1961
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. City of IrvingDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
- United States v. The City of Rock Island, Illinois, a Municipal Corporation of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965