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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. v. ILLINOIS

No. 217.

163 U.S. 142 (1896)

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY v. ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 18, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William H. Green and Mr. James Fentress for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John M. Lansden, (with whom was Mr. Angus Leek on the brief,) for defendant in error.

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

The line of railroad communication, crossing the Ohio River at Cairo, and of which the Illinois Central Railroad forms part, has been established by Congress as a national highway for the accommodation of interstate commerce and of the mails of the United States, and as such has been recognized and promoted by the State of Illinois. This will clearly

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