Zearing v. Raber
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Samuel M. Moore, Judge, presiding. This was a bill in chancery, by the appellee against the appellant, to prevent a threatened obstruction of the use of a street or way. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Soholfield
James, Springer and Green, being, owners, as tenants in common, of a certain out lot, south and in the immediate vicinity of the city of Chicago (except a strip extending through its center from north to south, used as railroad right of way), laid out a street across such lot from east to west, extending from State street to what was then called Thompson street, but is now known as Wentworth avenue. They caused ditches to be dug and a roadway thrown up along the street, so far as it extended on their ground, and erected a fence on its north side from State street to the railroad right of way.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hills v. MillerNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Hawley v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- Corning v. LowerreNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
- Smith v. LockMichigan Supreme Court · 1869
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- Bond v. DunmireAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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