Mason v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding. On the 25th day of December, 1884, the town of Lake View, since included as a part of the city of Chicago, filed its bill in chancery against appellants, alleging that Elisha E. Hundley, by his plat of what was designated as Hundley’s subdivision of a tract therein described, dedicated- the certain strip of land in question in this case as a public street or highway; that the…
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Elliott Anthony, Judge, presiding. On the 25th day of December, 1884, the town of Lake View, since included as a part of the city of Chicago, filed its bill in chancery against appellants, alleging that Elisha E. Hundley, by his plat of what was designated as Hundley’s subdivision of a tract therein described, dedicated- the certain strip of land in question in this case as a public street or highway; that the defendants^ had entered into possession of that strip under claim of ownership and excluded the public therefrom, and were then…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
It was determined in City of Chicago v. Drexel, 141 Ill. 89, that the plat of October 24, 1855, involved in that as well as in this case, was not in conformity with the statute, and did not operate as a statutory dedication or conveyance to the public, or to any municipality, of the strip of land lying between the east line of blocks 6, 7 and 12 and Lake Michigan. We are satisfied with that decision and the reasons given in the opinion in that case, and see no reason for further discussion of that question. Even if the fee had been vested in the town of Lake View by the plat, it is clear, as…
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