Liberty National Bank v. Metrick

Plaintiff, Liberty National Bank of Chicago, as trustee, filed a complaint against defendants for a mandatory injunction to compel the removal of a metal pole, to which a telephone box was fastened, inserted along the edge of the sidewalk abutting the premises alleged to be owned by plaintiff. On defendants’ motion the complaint was dismissed for want of equity. Plaintiff appealed the cause directly to the Supreme Court where it was transferred to this court. (410 Ill. 429.)

The complaint alleges in substance that plaintiff owned the premises located at the northwest corner of Halsted and 35th…