Legal Opinion

Peoria Railway Co. v. Peoria Railway Terminal Co.

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 25, 1911PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. N. E. Worthington, Judge, presiding,

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke

Appellant, the Peoria Railway Company, filed its bill for injunction in the circuit court of Peoria county against appellee, the Peoria Railway Terminal Company, to restrain appellee from constructing a line of railway on Washington street between Chestnut and Main streets, in the city of Peoria, in accordance with the provisions of an ordinance of the city of Peoria purporting to grant to appellee the right to construct such line of railway.

The bill alleges that in 1904 the Central Railway Company was organized under the laws of this State to operate a street railway in the city of Peoria,…

Also in this document: Dissent; Per curiam.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City Railway Co. v. Citizens' Street RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
  2. Chicago Municipal Gas Light & Fuel Co. v. Town of LakeIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Barsaloux v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Field v. Village of Western SpringsIllinois Supreme Court · 1899

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Yellow Cab Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Dunne v. County of Rock IslandIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Chicago Limousine Service, Inc. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People Ex Rel. City of Chicago v. Chicago City Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1926
  5. City of Jamestown v. Pennsylvania Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924

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