THOMPSON v. COMMERCE COMM.

No. 32713.

1 Ill.2d 350 (1953)

115 N.E.2d 622

GUY A. THOMPSON, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Appellee, v. ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM C. WINES, MILTON MALLIN, HAROLD BOWMAN, and SHELDON STEIN, of counsel,) for appellant.

WALKER & WILLIAMS, of East St. Louis, (HAROLD L. HARVEY, and T.T. RAILEY, both of St. Louis, Mo., of counsel,) for appellee.


Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Randolph County which set aside an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission dated May 16, 1952, denying the petitioner, Guy A. Thompson, Trustee, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, the authority to discontinue the operation of two passenger trains between Menard and Mt. Vernon, Illinois, and remanding the...

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