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ST. LOUIS v. UNITED RAILWAYS CO.

Nos. 193, 194, 195.

210 U.S. 266 (1908)

28 S.Ct. 630

52 L.Ed. 1054

CITY OF ST. LOUIS v. UNITED RAILWAYS COMPANY. SAME v. ST. LOUIS AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY COMPANY. SAME v. ST. LOUIS AND MERAMEC RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1908.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William F. Woerner, with whom Mr. Charles W. Bates was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Henry S. Priest, for appellees.

MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

These cases were submitted together and involve the effect of certain ordinances of the city of St. Louis, which are alleged to be binding contracts protected by the Federal Constitution.

A bill was filed in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri by the United Railways Company of St. Louis and the St. Louis Transit Company, the former being the lessor and the latter the...

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