EAST ST. LOUIS v. UNION ELECTRIC CO.

No. 40178.

37 Ill.2d 537 (1967)

229 N.E.2d 522

THE CITY OF EAST ST. LOUIS, Appellee, v. UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

POPE AND DRIEMEYER, of East St. Louis, for appellant.

ROBERT F. GODFREY, City Attorney, of East St. Louis, (THOMAS A. MATTHEWS and DONALD J. KREGER, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, the city of East St. Louis, (hereafter called the City) filed suit for a declaratory judgment in the circuit court of St. Clair County and asked that the court declare that the defendant, Union Electric Company, (hereafter called the Company) was obligated to the City under the terms of a franchise ordinance and did not have the right to deduct moneys paid to the City under...

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