Legal Opinion

City of Chicago v. Witt

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 27, 1919No. 12791PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court in a proceeding brought by appellee, the city of Chicago, to condemn for school purposes certain lots at and near the corner of Kedzie avenue and George street, in the northwestern part, of said city. t Seven lots, with the improvements thereon, were involved in the said proceeding, being .lots 18 to 24, inclusive, in block 1, Hall’s subdivision of block 7, etc. Each of the lots is 123 feet deep and each is 25 feet wide, except lot 24, at the corner of Kedzie avenue and George street, which is 24 feet. Lot 24 has a two-story frame…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. LehmannIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. SchneiderIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
  3. City of Chicago v. LordIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Horrigan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City of Chicago v. KoffIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
  2. United States v. 2.4 Acres Of LandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
  3. Department of Public Works & Buildings v. KirkendallIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Regents of the University of Minnesota v. IrwinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
  5. Illinois Power & Light Corp. v. ParksIllinois Supreme Court · 1926

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