Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Illinois Commerce Commission
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 9, 1979No. 78-1056PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GOLDBERG
delivered the opinion of the court:
The City of Chicago filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against the Illinois Commerce Commission and the commissioners thereof (defendants). The city raised the issue of legal validity of Rule 606 of General Order 138 promulgated by the commission. The theory of the complaint is that the defendants were without jurisdiction and lacked legal authority to require a municipality to maintain public utility facilities. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal.
General Order 138, Revised, consists of…
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