Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. A. N. Waterman, Judge, presiding. This was a suit instituted by the city of Chicago against the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Bailroad Company, to recover upon an alleged contract of indemnity entered into by the company. The grounds of the action are set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
■ On the 8th day of April, 1884, Nathan Mears brought suit against the city of Chicago, in the Superior Court, alleging in his declaration that he was the owner of certain real estate in said city, to which Polk street furnished a convenient means of ingress and egress, and that the city had caused to be constructed upon and along the said street, and had maintained thereon, an embankment, obstructing such ingress and egress by means of the said street, thereby damaging said property. On a trial he obtained a judgment for $10,000, and costs of suit, which the city afterward paid. This action…
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