Legal Opinion

Chicago & Alton Railroad v. Glenney

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 13, 1886PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Charles Blanchard, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This was an action brought by Dennis Glenney, against the Chicago and Alton Bailroad Company, to recover damages for an alleged diversion of water by the company from its natural course, resulting in an injury to a certain portion of a tract of land owned by the plaintiff.

The plaintiff, as appears from the record, owns the northeast quarter of section 4, township 32, range 9, east of the third principal meridian, in Will county. The railroad runs north-east and south-west through this township. Eunning from the north, it enters the township near the half section line of section 3, and it…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gauley & Summersville Railroad v. VencillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ConnorsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1887
  3. East St. Louis & Carondelet Railway Co. v. EisentrautIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Eimers v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
  5. Chicago & Alton Railroad v. GlenneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888

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