Blaine v. City of Chicago

Separate appeals have been taken from five judgments entered in assumpsit actions in the superior court of Cook county to recover interest on judgments of condemnation. The original actions were instituted by property owners whose property had been condemned under the Local Improvement act in order to widen certain streets in Chicago. In each of these cases judgments for varying amounts of interest on the several judgments were entered in favor of the property owners and against the city of Chicago, appellant here. The five cases have been consolidated and the case of Anita McCormick Blaine…