, 1879-04-02
IMPORTANT DECISION.
Tho metropolitan Street. Railway Com
pany Enjoirea by tue Cir.
cult Coprt
From Laying It's Tracks on Luke,
s;'- Canal, and West Four
tuont1l Streets.

.-'- tUOnth 5CreGL8s
The following decision, which thoroughly OF. |
plains itsclf, WIS rendered Monday By Judge !
Williams:
carcuts Conr. Of Cook County. Tho City OF CHI
eaen ". Tho Metropolitan City Hallway Company
IN Chancety.
! On tho 10TH dag Of October last tho City Of
Cl!caQo iled bill aEatpst Tic defendant 10 re-
strain 1t from laying any railway track on Lako, |
Canul, an.1 West Fourteenth Atreets, or uppn !
Lake street bridge, anti from IN any tnntncr ot'-
structng said streets BY railway track, and for |
other md further relief.
To this bill defendant has flied general do |
tnusrcs.
! Upeu the argument Of this demurrer several
questions hnve bcc1t diacusscd which, in the
vi.w entertain IN this case, need not now be
passed upon. thc discussion Of which
nlay bo moro approximately posspoaed
Until The ana! ~hcarlnE Of tic case.
rhey are questions tho decision Of which. II III
fnvor uf complainant, would he conclusive
against any right upon the part Of defendant to
arcupy the streets mentioned III cotnplatnant's
Two questions raised and discussed In the ar
gumcnt must now 10 decided hy ttle Court.
10 this . prop.r caso far iee eaerciao q e9ui:-
remedy bn pursued In II court OF iawi
locs tia hi dtsctnsc equity unu1l it's facc1
FIrat. 10 thu p!opcr M Mrcmctl; o. comolaiuant
~ gost IT, II l. vessd In tie eo,nn)ainnt for e
."niltc ,,sn. Tic fce Of tht: strrcts mud thcir
posssssion no and control ts ycsfei In tic vurn-
tsri thr i]Htv ri tte div as lis riQf,s to sec to
thc ,nnrf,er +, which liz streets allnlt be used
r., rrrmtt i'm, strcets IL be usc,i In n manner
Injurious to the rights Of tho bubble would ho 4
IT H.. ,,,uniriuslitv,
Tbc civ Is lis trustct, tho public its cestul
que tr,s:.
The nature Of The estate aud aud .t tl,o j., ases to
n thc cnmu1atna,t and It's bcuc[Iclartcv In thc
st,anta @ csnrr,niiw 10 thr nrn,crtinm 1T n ronrt
Il eqaIty: .,. :, y. .,.,,,,,, .,.,,.,
.tS n,t,if 10 tntnrirs in Wsi,n ihe sNn,e m ifri,
,rnre ,vnnhl in TrrIoin cascs suIfcrt the rrn,-
nlninan, In nannprs. md In mi raues rinse
tictrs,,,snt to til. nui,iIc ,ntcrcat of tic whoc
1nunfSnniltv, Enrrnnrhmcnts 1lpou Tie atrrc,s
ia fhn injury Of tlo publig could find ptl atr-
"uotn rcTrc.s in t,nrrta III Inv. 1'h.r,. arn nm
ert1.ne i.nn,rn r. the ron,mnt,,1aw co,,rts wh1",
wun1ii suj!jco for Tint r,urposc. Jhc question
nav Ia mi whittier rcrtnit, ent.rnnchmrnt utu,n
lin tI,r st,cct. mlrht bo nreyentei in on. iustancs
adsquatc'v prevented or Ecdrcssed In d common.
''T Il ee'ft ni;mpcr Of individuals, uuucorposated
4ntl without license Or authority from Tho com.
claimant should ntruas IT. upon !s ST stssets @ Of file Tie
,n,, Soo "' Whit i"q ~ vrennsrd ronsamtIy n r,n
sars pe.Sa ] -, ns % s.ea Of nt animal pS9Mes, 9 :.
remedy could 10 Afforded complainant In tile
law COURTS
Or ii M tncarporatel compapy Without such
license Or authority should attempt 10 lay down
srnn;,S .,,,i rrn troiua 81 nj ti,nna ~ thn un,,
& 1 s,.1a,,, ~ ,n1 -, r,. VA, e. !. 9
u s nsntt hJ.Gy ~ M n.. umn H."t' ~ 10 ,if It
uent t1lat htltnsr the cn'f!oYfhtnt OF its polito
force. nor tts Institution OF suits Of e1ectnuut'
nor a proceeding by mandAMus, would bu SUI
1lcient protection to the rights OF complainant.
p. Iu'unnnlcnt OF any oxprcsa detIsion tijt.
vcij-rccornjyr,1 nrtncinlcg governing to15rts of,
eoiity autl common la,Y would rotnprl resort
by the complainant to court Of c,a,,ccry fot
reIIrf in thu case OF any ullau utl,Drze invasion
OF lts right In tho street, wllero such invasion
must be- from Its character constantly RECURRING.
But sucil resort las been rupc6tcflly sanr-
toned by tic decisions Of our Courts, il il
cnuu9t to cite tie case of tlu City OF .1nrkson-
Wills VA. Tic jacksonyilc Rnijwoy CD,nuany fj7
iii. GW. Thc Railway Cotnpauy was uuthir.
rcd Ia rnp6,ruct It's ronl over the Streets pl,h-
l1c Cronnds. sni,nrcs. ekc.. nj t1t tity. nnti
sought to run It's track ucross n public squnre.