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CITY RAILWAY CO. v. CITIZENS' RAILROAD CO.

No. 214.

166 U.S. 557 (1897)

17 S.Ct. 653

41 L.Ed. 1114

CITY RAILWAY COMPANY, v. CITIZENS' STREET RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 19, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Addison C. Harris for appellant.

Mr. P.C. Knox and Mr. Benjamin Harrison for appellee. Mr. W.H.H. Miller, Mr. F. Winter and Mr. John B. Elam were on their brief.

MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

This case involves the right of the Citizens' Street Railroad Company of Indianapolis to operate a street railroad upon the streets upon which it had constructed its tracks at the commencement of this suit, as well as the validity of a certain contract, and ordinance ratifying the same, between the city and the City Railway Company, in so far as the city attempted to confer upon that company...

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