Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. Chicago Mechanics' Institute
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge, presiding. This was a petition filed January 19, 1907, in the superior court of Cook county, by appellee, to condemn certain property, valued at over three million dollars, in the city of Chicago, for the purpose of building a new depot, and tracks by which to enter same.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. Axel Chytraus, Judge, presiding. This was a petition filed January 19, 1907, in the superior court of Cook county, by appellee, to condemn certain property, valued at over three million dollars, in the city of Chicago, for the purpose of building a new depot, and tracks by which to enter same. The jury fixed the value of the property of appellant the Chicago Mechanics’ Institute at $44,444.44, and that of appellant James J. McCarthy at $56,010.49. From the judgment rendered on this verdict an appeal is taken by said two property owners…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
The two appellants are interested in separate pieces of property and have brought to this court wholly distinct appeals. Several questions, however, are raised alike by and apply equally to both appellants. Such questions will be discussed as if they were but a single appeal. The chief question raised by both appellants is the right of the railroad company to condemn for the depot site in question and the right of way for the approaches thereto, which are partially shown on the map given in the statement of the case.
The appropriation of private property against the owner’s will is an act…
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