Gerstley v. Globe Wernicke Co.

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The Globe Wernicke Company, a corporation, appellee, as lessee of the premises hereinafter described, constructed across the alley separating its buildings certain bridges in the form of a solid structure, which had the effect of cutting off light and air from the building of appellants on an adjoining lot. Appellants filed a bill in the superior court of Cook county to enjoin appellee and its lessors from maintaining these bridges. The master to whom the cause…