Noorman v. Department of PubLic Works & Buildings

Appellee, on October 31, 1934, filed a bill in the circuit court of Cook county to enjoin the construction and maintenance of a viaduct in Halsted street, opposite his premises. This portion of Halsted street lies in the outskirts of the city of Chicago. The viaduct extends over nineteen railroad tracks. The erection of the structure was begun about July 1, 1934. At the time the complaint was filed it was substantially completed. The bill made the Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, Kendrick Harger, (District Engineer of the Department of Public Works and…