Legal Opinion

Chicago, Santa Fe & California Railway Co. v. Ward

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1888PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Will county; the Hon. Dorbance Dibell, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

This is a proceeding for condemnation, begun by the appellant company by the filing of its petition in vacation on March 30,1888, in the Circuit Court of Will County, making the appellee and many other persons defendants, and seeking to condemn a large number of separate pieces of real estate. Among these pieces the petition describes the south half of lot four of H. A. Gardner’s subdivision, etc., in Joliet, Will county, and alleges, that the appellee, Hugh Ward, is the owner thereof. Ward moved for a separate trial, and, after leave granted, filed a cross-petition.

His cross-petition avers…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morrison v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wilson v. FlemingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1948
  2. City of Geneva v. . HensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
  3. Otis Elevator Co. v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Marlow v. MaloneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  5. In re City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 1936

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