Illinois Central R. R. v. Wolf
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for obstructing á right of way. Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Martin W. Schaefer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the August term, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Worthington
Appellee is the owner of lots Mo. 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 in the village of Freeburg. The lots adjoin and form one-half of a block, each having a frontage of fifty feet on High street and run back to an alley. The half block is bounded on the north by Phillips street and on the east by High street. The house is a brick house used as a residence by appellee, standing on lot 14, fronting Phillips street, with the gable end fronting High street. High street is fifty feet wide. In 1869 a railroad track was constructed in the center of High street. After its construction, the grantor of appellee…
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- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. AyresIllinois Supreme Court · 1883
- McCarty v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1889