Capitol Building Co. v. City of Chicago

This is an action to recover for damages which plaintiffs claim they suffered as a result of the construction of the subway in North State Street, Chicago, Illinois. The Building Company first brought suit in the Circuit Court for damages based upon demolition of the Capitol Building. Thereafter it and Walgreen, its lessee, sued in the Superior Court for damages based upon cost of repairs to a successor building. These suits were consolidated in the Circuit Court. There, after trial without a jury, judgments were entered against plaintiffs. They have appealed.

The Building Company in 1937…