Venner v. Chicago City Ry. Co.

Citations

• 195 F. 788
• 1912 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1683

Syllabus

<p>Judgment (§ 570*)—Res Adjudicata.</p> <p>A decree of the superior court of Illinois dismissing for want of equity a bill by a minority stockholder of a street railway company to declare invalid a franchise ordinance of a city, on the ground that the ordinance impairs the obligation of contracts of the stockholder, in violation of the federal Constitution, and on the ground that the ordinance takes the property of a stockholder without due process of law, affirmed by the Supreme Court of Illinois, passing on technical objections to the bill and on the merits, followed by an order of the federal Supreme Court, dismissing a writ of error to review the decree for want of jurisdiction, is res adjudicata on a subsequent bill by the stockholder in the federal court, though the bill is not subject to the technical objections determined by the state courts.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—Eor other cases, see Judgment, Cent. Dig. §§ 1028-1045 : Dec. Dig. § 570.*]</p>