Illinois Central Railroad v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Magruder
These are three bills in chancery filed by the appellant company against the appellee in the Circuit Court of Cook County; and, as the cases involve the same questions and have been submitted upon the same abstracts and briefs, they have been taken and considered as one cause. The object of the bills is to enjoin the city of Chicago from extending certain streets across the right of way of the Illinois Central Railroad Company. The first bill alleges, that, on September 22, 1890, the, City passed an ordinance for opening 56th street across such right of way, and thereafter filed its petition…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Boom Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- City of Bridgeport v. New York & New Haven RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1869
- Sheridan v. ColvinIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
- People Ex Rel. Green v. Dutchess & Columbia RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- State ex rel. City of Minneapolis v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1886
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