Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. Guthrie

This is an appeal by the petitioner in a condemnation proceeding from an order of the county court of Cook county requiring it to pay to the defendants three-fourths of their attorneys’ and stenographers’ fees incurred in the defense of said proceeding, petitioner having failed to make payment of full compensation for the property condemned within the time fixed by the court.

The appellant filed its petition on June 9,1897, to condemn eight lots owned by certain of the appellees as tenants in common. Summons was issued, returnable to the following August term. The case was tried at the March…