Chicago, E. & L. S. R. Co. v. Darke
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—Action for a nuisance. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, Judge, presiding. Declaration in case for a nuisance; plea, not guilty; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff; appeal by the defendant. Heard in this com! at the March term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Gary, P. J.
The Chicago, Evanston & Lake Superior Ry. Co. was a defendant, and is an appellant with the St. Paul. The brief here is only on two points. All others will therefore be left unnoticed. Wabash, etc., Ry. Co. v. McDougal, 113 Ill. 603; Seaton v. Ruff, 29 Ill. App. 235.
The action is for injury to the dwelling houses and lots of the appellee, by smoke, cinders, dust, soot, etc., from locomotives of appellants, and by the noises made at an engine house, and on side tracks, where locomotives are kept when not in use.
The first point made is that the court erred in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. McDougalIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- Seaton v. RuffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1888
3Cited by1 opinion
- Flood v. Consumers Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1903