Palmer v. City of Chicago

The question presented by this record is the existence of a highway over certain land and it is largely a question of fact. The appellant filed a bill for an injunction restraining the appellee from interfering with his possession and control of the strip of land in question, and the appellee answered claiming the same as a public street. A replication was filed, the cause was referred to a master to report his conclusions of law and fact, and evidence ivas heard by the master and reported, together with his findings. The appellant’s objections having been overruled by the master, were…