City of Chicago v. Sawyer
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook countjr; the Hon. M. F. Tuley, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
On May 10, 1890, appellant, the city of Chicago, by one of its contractors, entered upon an alley in that city and began plowing, preparatory to filling, grading and paving it as a public alley. Appellee notified the contractor and city officers that she claimed the east half of the north two hundred feet of the alley as her private property. Work was stopped, and the sidewalk, which had been taken up, was replaced. Appellee then put a fence across the north end of the alley, which was removed, and when she attempted to replace it she was prevented by the police. Thereupon, on May 13, 1890,…
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