Legal Opinion

Harwood v. City of Bloomington

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1888PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of McLean county; the Hon. C. D. Meyers, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This was a proceeding by the city of Bloomington, under ^article 9, chapter 24, of the Revised Statutes, entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages,” to condemn certain property belonging to appellant, for a street. "The land taken, belonging to appellant, was twenty-seven feet -off the east side of lot 7, in Phcenix addition to the city. The remaining portion of the lot was twenty-seven and a half feet "wide, upon which there was a dwelling house and other improvements. On the trial, appellant claimed compensation for that part of the lot taken, and also damages…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Village of Hyde Park v. DunhamIllinois Supreme Court · 1877

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railway Co. v. StickneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  2. City of Chicago v. MecartneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  4. City of Bloomington v. LathamIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  5. Stockton v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1891

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