Siegel v. City of Chicago

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

Mrs. John R. Siegel, James Ward, Johanna Walsh Ward and Mrs. E. Page Townsley, plaintiffs, are owners and/or residents of property situated on Eugenie Street between Wells Street and North Park Avenue, in Chicago. The defendants will be referred to as the Stein defendants; the property in question as the Stein property; and the City of Chicago as the City.

The Stein property is presently vacant and is being used as a parking lot and gas station. The frontage on Wells Street is approximately 163 feet, and the lot size is between…