ILL. CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. ILL. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 31946.

410 Ill. 77 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 588

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, Appellee, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, (MILTON MALLIN, WILLIAM R. MING, JR., and JORDAN JAY HILLMAN, of counsel,) for appellant.

EVA L. MINOR, of Kankakee, and JOHN W. FOSTER, of Chicago, (J.H. WRIGHT, C.A. HELSELL, J.W. FREELS, and H.J. DEANY, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CRAMPTON delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 23, 1950, the Illinois Central Railroad Company filed a petition with the Illinois Commerce Commission requesting permission to discontinue the operation of two passenger trains, No. 29 and No. 30, between Chicago and Carbondale. Extensive hearings were subsequently held, and on August 16, 1950, an order was entered denying the application. On September 13, 1950, a petition...

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