City of Chicago v. Rumsey
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from, the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. John G. Rogers, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Scholfield
This is an action on the case, by Julian S. Rumsey against the City of Chicago, for damages alleged to have been sustained to real estate in consequence of the construction of a tunnel under the Chicago river, in La Salle street.
The city was empowered, by legislative authority, to construct the tunnel. An ordinance directing its construction was duly adopted by the common council, and the work was done by a contractor, pursuant to plans, profiles and specifications of the city, and under the direction and supervision of its engineer, with all reasonable dispatch, skill and care. Mo claim is…
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