Geohegan v. Union Elevated Railroad

The appellants, on January 25, 1901, began an action on the case in the superior court of Cook county against the appellees for damages caused by the construction of an elevated railroad in the street in front of the appellants’ real estate. A demurrer was filed, which was permitted to remain without action taken for nearly five years, when it was withdrawn and pleas were filed on December 5, 1905. After another interval of about five years, during which the cause was continued or passed by agreement of the parties, it was brought to a trial, which resulted in a verdict and a judgment, on…