Sanitary District v. Cook
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding.
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Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding. In September, 1892, the Sanitary District of Chicago filed its petition in the circuit court of Cook county to condemn for its right of way, among others, a number of tracts of land belonging to Thomas and Seth Piper and others, and also two tracts, known in the case as Nos. 68 and 70, belonging to John A. Cook, on which there were certain buildings and other improvements. The sanitary district settled with the Pipers, while…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
As the Appellate Court made no finding of facts in its judgment of reversal we must assume that it found the facts to be as found by the circuit court. Appellant here contends that as no propositions to be held as law in the decision of the case were submitted to the trial court no questions of law are presented here, and as all questions of fact have been finally settled, nothing can be done by this court but to affirm the judgment.
We are of the opinion that the report of the referee of his conclusions of law and fact under the statute, and the objections and exceptions to that report,…
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