Hesing v. Scott

Appellant filed a bill in chancery against the city of Chicago, the board of trade, and a number of persons, praying to have an ordinance vacating a portion of La Salle street, in Chicago, declared void, and that portion of the street cleared of obstructions, and to compel the city to perform the trusts reposed in it regarding such highway, and thereby enable the public to enjoy their rights in the street; also, to enjoin the other defendants from interfering with the street.

Complainant alleges that he is an inhabitant and tax-payer of the city and State. He alleges in his bill that the…