City of Chicago v. Pick

Cartwright, Hand and Dunn, JJ.,

dissenting:

The purpose and effect of the condemnation proceeding was not to acquire some particular interest in the property taken, but to appropriate to public use the property itself and all interests therein. (Stubbings v. Village of Evanston, 136 Ill. 37.) The fact that the tax deeds of Jacob Glos were not valid as conveyances of the legal title does not. affect his right to compensation if they had any value, since the constitution requires compensation for all rights in property, whether legal or equitable. (Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co. v. Miller,…