McCoy v. Union Elevated Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
William A. McCoy, testator of plaintiffs in error, owned a hotel'situated at the northwest comer of Clark and Van Bttren Streets, Chicago. During 1897 defendants constructed along the latter street and in front of the building ans elevated passenger railroad of the ordinary type and have-continued to maintain and operate it. Charging that- construction, maintenance and operation of the railroad had caused and would continue to cause injury to the property by noise, smoke, dirt, shutting off air and light, disturbing privacy and impairing the freedom of ingress and egress and that its market…
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