Deseret Evening News | 1907-01-08 | Page 8 | Forest City Co. Loses Case in Supreme Court

FOREST CITY CO LOSES CASE IN SUPREME COURT Washington Jan supreme court count of the tho United States today nn an d decision In limo fought contest over street car privileges Ill O 0 Tho rho opinion presented by Peckham time tho tie de decision of the United States circuIt court for the Norther Northern district of Ohio TIme The dispute involved the tho rIght to op crate erato a street car Ino line on Central oYe arc mme nue for which both bolh the tho old company the tho Cleveland Electric and tiiu ne new the tho I Forest Cit City contended tim tho former 1 A which It was as urged ged was perpetual or nt at least good unU until 1912 and the latter under n a city In 1004 granting to It mu 11 renewal of the right to operate a on avenue rho city authorities time tho Forest City lne line and the old com coin company pany asked In IB its original petition which was made mado to the United States Slates circuit court for the tho Easter Eastern district If if Ohio for Injunctions against both time tho city allt time tho now new company This hlll Prayer was granted by the tho circuit court but at the tho same samo time It lucid hold that the tho franchise of time ulc olti corn com company pany humid Imd expired March 2 22 1905 At the ermine time time the oty city was leli from putting time tho Forest City COn III In or of the tho other com coin trek track under the tho of t 1904 because of Is its invalidity and the tho Forest CI City company was for the same reason enjoined from n asserting any II right ht of It its own to time tho tracks Time Tho WI to all ni Pl ties tumid au ni to thu tho supreme cOurt but Ue time decisIon Of the lil the ca catt i During HI limit progress of C time tho CO amman the time a r restrain hag order thrum the el city hI illi It from wih the ol elp nV tu h minks os mis Mayor luO Johnson threatened t to to do