City of Detroit v. Detroit United Railway
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Murphy, Hosmer, and Mandell, JJ. Bill by the city of Detroit against the Detroit United Railway for an injunction and other relief. Defendant filed a cross-bill. From a decree granting partial relief, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
This litigation has arisen from disagreements between the parties relative to the respective rights of each arising from their relations to each other under certain street railway grants made to defendant and its predecessors in title to occupy certain streets, all now included within the limits of said city, for the purpose of constructing and operating thereon a street railway.
Before the statement of the material facts in the case is made, a brief outline of the pleadings will be helpful to an intelligent understanding of the relation of such facts to the questions involved. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Blair v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Detroit v. Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Louisville Trust Co. v. City of CincinnatiCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Grand Rapids & Indiana R. R. v. HeiselMichigan Supreme Court · 1878
- Detroit City Railway v. MillsMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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- United States v. Toledo Newspaper Co.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1915
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