University of Chicago v. City of Chicago

Mr. Presiding Justice Matchett

delivered the opinion of the court.

This appeal is one of ten pending in this court, in all of which the City of Chicago was defendant in the trial court and in all of which certain owners of property theretofore made defendants in proceedings brought by the city to condemn their property under the Local Improvement Act, Cahill’s St. ch. 24, ¶ 120 et seq., are plaintiffs.

While the forms of action are different, the questions to be decided in these cases are identical, namely, whether a final and unconditional judgment for compensation, less benefits, entered in…