Kane v. City of Chicago

This is an action at law brought by plaintiffs-appellants to recover damages for property taken and damaged by the city of Chicago in connection with the construction of a bridge and viaduct on Wabash avenue in said city. The plaintiffs are the owners of the property situated at the northwest corner of Austin avenue and Wabash avenue. Prior to this improvement, Wabash avenue was known as Cass street and Austin avenue .was known as Hubbard street. This property was improved with a four-story-and-basement brick building used for warehouse purposes.

The property had a larger frontage upon Wabash…