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GRANITE CITY v. ILL. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 31377.

407 Ill. 245 (1950)

95 N.E.2d 371

THE CITY OF GRANITE CITY et al., Appellants, v. THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION et al. — (CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY et al., Appellees.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W.F. GRAY, of Clinton, A.C. BAER, of Tuscola, J.W. FRIBLEY, and G.L. LACHARITE, both of Pana, and F.W. PURVIS, of Sullivan, for appellants.

DAVID O. MATHEWS, P.J. WIMSEY, THOMAS N. COOK, and PATRICK C. MULLEN, all of Chicago, E. WAYNE SCHROEDER, and LeFORGEE & SAMUELS, both of Decatur, and NICHOLS & JONES, of Tuscola, (C.C. LeFORGEE, of counsel,) for appellees.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM R. MING, JR., MILTON MALLIN, and WILBUR S. LEGG, of counsel,) for Illinois Commerce Commission.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE FULTON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Douglas County, affirming an order entered on April 1, 1949, by the Illinois Commerce Commission, approving an application of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company, hereinafter called appellee, to discontinue the operation of its passenger train between Chicago and St. Louis. The application was opposed by the city...

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