Peck v. Chicago Railways Co.

The appellees were the owners of a three-story and basement brick building on the. east side of LaSalle street and the south bank of the Chicago river, in the city of Chicago. The appellant, under the authority of an ordinance of the city, engaged in the reconstruction of a tunnel under the river. In doing the work an excavation was made in LaSalle street. Water from the river was permitted to flow into the excavation and to permeate the soil and undermine the appellees’ lot. Dynamite was also used, the explosion of which shook and jarred the appellees’ building. The result of the operations…