Hart v. Wabash Southern Railway Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Franklin county; the Hon. Jacob R. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
Appellee is the owner of the south half of block B in the city of Benton, Franklin county, Illinois, and appellant is the owner of the north half of said block. A few months before the commencement of this suit appellant constructed a railroad, through the city of Benton, which railroad passes substantially through the center, east and west, of the north half of said block B. First street runs north and south through the city of Benton on the west side of said block B, and South Main street runs north and south through the said city on the east side of said block B. Center street, running…
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