Consumers Co. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Wn> liam Fisnimoee Cooper, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matchett
The plaintiff below sued in an action on the case for damages which it alleged it had sustained as the owner of certain real estate, situated in the City of Chicago. The damages, it was alleged, resulted from the depression of Leavitt street under the terms of an ordinance, passed by the City Council of the City of Chicago on the 27th day of June, 1910, which required the elevation of - the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company.
The defendant pleaded the general issue and the 'plaintiff offered evidence in support of the allegations of its declaration. At the conclusion…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rigney v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
- City of Chicago v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- City of Bloomington v. PollockIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co. v. MorawetzIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- People Ex Rel. Janes v. . DickeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
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- Longden v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1942