Bucklen v. City of Chicago

On April 21, 1893, appellants, with others, as owners of lots fronting on Lake Park, in Chicago, filed their bill in the circuit court of Cook county, against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, praying that it be enjoined from using the park for railroad purposes, and obstructing the view and access of complainants as such abutting owners. Prior to December 6,1895, the bill was amended and a supplemental bill filed, and on that day a second supplemental bill, making the city of Chicago a joint defendant, was filed. After reciting the contents of the bill as amended-and former supplemental…