City of Chicago v. Willoughby

This case comes to this court by appeal from the county court of Cook county, in which court a judgment was entered in a proceeding by the city of Chicago under the Local Improvement act to condemn for street purposes a portion of certain land owned by appellant.

On February 11, 1920, no one appearing on behalf of appellant, an order of default was entered against him. On February 16 following, a hearing was had before a jury and a verdict rendered for $6300 compensation for appellant’s property taken and a further finding that no other property would be damaged by reason of said proceedings,…