Lust v. Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John F. Haas, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1920.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Morrill
Action was brought in the municipal court of Chicago by appellee, hereinafter called the plaintiff, against appellant, hereinafter called the defendant, to recover the sum of two cents which he claimed defendant had wrongfully collected from him, in addition to a ticket presented by him, in payment of a fare.
The statement of claim alleges that prior to March 4, 1920, the defendant, a corporation operating a system of elevated railway lines in Chicago, entered into a contract with plaintiff by which defendant agreed for a consideration of six cents to transport plaintiff or his assignees over…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Public Utilities Commission ex rel. Quincy Railway Co. v. City of QuincyIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Chicago Railways Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- Hite v. Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. DumserIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Hoyne v. Chicago & Oak Park Elevated RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
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