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PEOPLE v. GULF, MOBILE & OHIO R. CO.

Gen. No. 11,230.

125 Ill. App.2d 473 (1970)

261 N.E.2d 221

People of the State of Illinois for the Use of Nelson Howarth, as Mayor of the City of Springfield, Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

August 4, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Delano, of Springfield, for appellant.

Patrick J. Cadigan, Gillespie, Burke & Gillespie, of Springfield, for appellee.

SMITH, J.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment order of the magistrate dismissing this suit against the defendant railroad company because the suit was not prosecuted by the State's Attorney. The suit was an eleven-count complaint charging the defendant with multiple violations of Ill Rev Stats 1967, c 114, § 70 and § 71, which prohibits blocking railroad crossings and highways for longer than ten minutes and provides a money forfeiture of $10 to $100 for...

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