· 3/18/1883
Escanaba Co. v. Chicago
Citations
- 107 U.S. 678
- 2 S. Ct. 185
- 27 L. Ed. 442
- 1882 U.S. LEXIS 1266
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that whatever restriction may have been imposed over Illinois' ability to regulate the operation of bridges over the Chicago River, such restrictions disappeared once Illinois was admitted into the Union as a state
- describing a suit as “brought for damages”
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Judges: Field
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