Illinois Central Railroad v. Trustees of Schools
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action in tort to recover damages to real property. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson county; the Hon. William N. Butler, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1906.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Myers
delivered the opinion of the court.
We adopt appellant’s statement of the case as quite sufficient for discussion of the errors assigned and considered in this appeal.
The plaintiffs, appellees, sue as trustees of schools for the use of School District No. 2 in the city of Murphy sh oro, Jackson county, Illinois. They seek to recover damages from appellant railroad company under the constitutional provision that private property shall not be taken or damaged without just compensation.
The railroad is constructed and operated on appellant’s own premises adjoining the…
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- Aldrich v. Metropolitan West Side Elevated RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
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