Gillette v. City of Chicago

The city of Chicago passed an ordinance to build certain subways under designated streets of the city of Chicago, among which was one under Dearborn street, and along the east side of the Hartford Building, located at the corner of Dearborn and Madison streets. The Hartford Building was owned by appellees.

The subway was constructed by what is known as the shield method, which consisted of pushing a circular shield about twenty-five feet in diameter underneath the soil to create the tunnel, which later was surfaced and lined for the purpose of transportation of the public by conveyances. The…