Rees v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. Ejectment for a portion óf North Water Street, in the City of Chicago. In 1848, the premises were owned by W. G-. and- ti-. W. Ewing, who then leased to Hamilton.
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Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. Ejectment for a portion óf North Water Street, in the City of Chicago. In 1848, the premises were owned by W. G-. and- ti-. W. Ewing, who then leased to Hamilton. In January, 1849, the city, pursuant to its charter, took steps to condemn the premises for public use, and such proceedings were had that at the Hay term, 1849, of the Circuit Court of Cook county, an order was entered condemning these and other lands for the purpose of a public street. Damages were assessed tmd collected by warrant, nearly sufficient to pay for the land condemned. In…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
This was an action of ejectment brought in the Superior Court of the City of Chicago by the plaintiff in error against the city, to recover the possession of thirty-one feet of ground off the south end of lot five in block two, in the original town of Chicago. This piece of ground is described as being “ bounded on the south by an eighteen foot alley, on the west by Borth Clark street, and extending east of equal width from Borth Clark street eighty feet.” The cause was tried by the court on the plea of not guilty, and a verdict rendered for the defendant. A motion for a new trial was made…
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