Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Schneider

This is a proceeding by appellant, against appellees, under chapter 47 of our statute, to condemn certain lots on State street, in the city of Chicago, for railroad purposes, on which appellees held leases. On the lots were two buildings, numbered 574 and 578, the first held by Schneider, at a rental of $60 per month, and the other by Hickey, at $110 per month. Both leases expired April 30, 1889. The building occupied by Schneider is a two-story frame, the lower story being used by him for the manufacture and sale of cigars, and the upper one sub-let for a dwelling, at $30 per month. The…