Miller v. Commissioners of Lincoln Park

The circuit court of Cook county sustained a demurrer to the amended bill of John Miller, filed against the commissioners of Lincoln Park, and dismissed the bill for want of equity, and the complainant appealed.

The purpose of the bill was to enjoin the commissioners from the extension of Lincoln Park eastward from Sheridan drive by the reclamation of land submerged by the waters,of Lake Michigan opposite land owned by the complainant until they have acquired the riparian rights claimed by the complainant. The complainant’s claim for relief was based upon the following facts stated in his…