Midland Properties Co. v. Acme Refining Co.

SIXTH DIVISION

September 2, 2005

No. 1-04-2526

MIDLAND PROPERTIES COMPANY, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of) Cook County

Plaintiff-Appellant, ))) No. 02 CH 15653

v. )))

ACME REFINING COMPANY, and THE CITY )

OF CHICAGO, a Municipal Corporation, ) Honorable Dorothy Kirie) Kinnaird

Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves ownership of a small strip of land (the Strip) located on the west side of Racine Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Acme Refining Company (Acme) has used the Strip since 1988, when it purchased land adjoining…