Rigney v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of CooIl county; the Hon. Thomas A. Moran, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mulkey
This was an action on the case, instituted by appellant against appellee, in the circuit court of Cook county, on the 14th day of July, 1875, for the purpose of recovering damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the construction by the city of a viaduct or bridge along Halsted and across Kinzie streets, at their intersection, some 220 feet west of plaintiff’s premises, fronting on Kinzie street. There was a trial on the merits, before the court and a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for the defendant, which judgment, on appeal, was affirmed by the…
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