City of Shawneetown v. Mason

The material allegations in the first count of the declaration, and which present with sufficient fullness the character of the action, are, that plaintiffs “ are the owners of in-lot Ho. 1139, in the city of Shawneetown, situated and fronting on í'ront street in said city; that it was the duty of the city to keep said street in repair and free from obstructions in front of said lot, so that plaintiffs might have a convenient passage way in and out of said premises; that the city wrongfully and unlawfully erected an embankment of earth of great heighth, to-wit: ten feet, and of great width,…