Legal Opinion

McDonald v. English

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1877PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Vermilion, county; the Hon. Oliver L. Davis, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholeield

Appellant sued appellee, in an action on the case, for a nuisance. The alleged nuisance was this: Appellant owns a three-story building, of which the lower story is for business purposes, such as retailing goods, etc., the second story for offices, and the third story is a hall for the use of secret societies. The building fronts on Main street, the principal business street in Danville, and comes to the line of the street. Appellee, as president of the First ^National Bank of Danville, caused a building for the bank to be erected immediately east of appellant’s building, fronting on the same…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Francis v. . SchoellkopfNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Nelson v. GodfreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1850
  3. Ottawa Gas-light & Coke Co. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1864

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Young v. Bryco ArmsIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Smith v. McDowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Field v. BarlingIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. People ex rel. Faulkner v. HarrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
  5. Oehler v. LevyIllinois Supreme Court · 1908

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