, 1869-06-24
rxr epur,s Of Mu Axp EQUITY.


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Hcmy. etretnent, 1nea,tsnned yae1erdSy. Wss de.
tamh4 ny verdict IN fsvm of dcfennsnf.
lo.,s hsT ofe q X fs1y loyett EIectment foz
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rt1ssq y ~ 4anef q Nov Yort, '. John &. Nat.
ks. kaus :. M4i ief deed Of north 6 scfes Of sast
eos .esS e9en e19 COL and 10 "a aaoouns Dc
sulSssfs hyosn4 Leg nEdsssson e y '. John Durham H.
At1s1n ~ TNatonal hsnk '. J. Hy chapsn and
fana - 'sa FHsoh- Aosumpsit Damages,
United States '. Meyer A,os..tn rav,ro u.
Sees aa e oaa aem5 Lsbensten Deba, 3l,ooo. Dam
ssA y. Denuine. ssasnee Of John 4. Rtoe.
anopsl asesnp :. Gardiner Naaataota1.nx company.
"Uo euPplies. clatu, 3a19
on;oeeS " yoaSs s. MahanA dhe aa3ouuuzent waa unal
william o. Ozeood '. jQNus Breilt mi ffr
specific performance Of N alIeTed % 1trsct lor the
.aG q eeat halt Of nN1th han Of west haH OF south
srVe. s,,d o1 Se9lon Is, %, IL eaet-twenIy
m1 LAKE, eHoRg ELL 70 Br rEa7xp.
stS GSlus =. Mccormick :. Illinois Oeatrh railroad
LLpmPanti Micniean CenttA Rallro1d Comp4uy,
Chnago, Burlington Quincy Railroad Company
DC k1e ~ q Chicago. Bill for an Injunction 10
1an 81 ~ e 1foad company from taA11g posses
line Of Randolph street and the south iine Of Nan.
foe stEeef, and the track Of tbs Innots CenLrs,
.s11. Aa9so Sompany and the east l!nc Of Michigan
avenue, Or 2ny part thereof, or from erecting
thereon any buildings depo,q, eng1ne-houseas
track4 DC. Complainant Aucs II The owner Of
ptupk1y fronting On Michigan avenue. lie aays
thai t5 the recorded plat of the csnai Comluls-
8topef4 ~ that portion Of the Fractional secuon
sast Of the wes: Inc Of Michigan avenue, &c, was
lcff ~ open and public ground. and marked MIchl-
gan avenue- subsequently, upon tne sale OF the
foft dearborn Addition, i plat was made, when
tha, pAst Of the addition which Les south OF the
north liue ot Randolph street. eazt 70 Lake M,cni-
Kau, &c, was reserved and marked rs .'pubuc
grounds forever, ~ FemAta vacant ol butlingHr -
and further certttica.ion was maIe ly
the authorized agents OF The Unl1el s:ates
that ''thc puhlic grounds between Madison and
Randolph strtsss and froatin9 UPON Lake Michi- |
descHptton. " 6f1erwArd the plated property was
so,d tie announcement o! the dedication being |
made at the sale, wheteupon vas based a great |
increase OF prize 1ot luts isunun2 on the open |
space and II Pursuance of the acicaton the lands
have always beeu open ard conmuu to the tnhab-
3lants o. Sn;eaEe saalest to ths control Of the
- ssri1, rJT::e 1er70sl tac w5:c. .: 1dE 4se
irregular width 70 prevent further loss Ii this !
regard, tue city. up " lsI2, spent large suns Of
money About The construction Of the bre&fWA-
ter DC, lite property oEnel4 contributed largely !
toR ard the exlcL.e vi .he Eork, AMI 6iucc thai J
time the work q recI4znlng the lind has been In
progress to extend TO the ratI1uad track, which !
fad heen allowed TO he placed across |
The sQl,EnefQtd AnA by the Illinois Central i
COMPANY Subsequently,, IN 1>6l, the Legislature
caudiInsd }he ded]cxtton OF lhe land 10 public |
u>ea, e0uctQL that no encrp2cAment should I've |
N1AdA On the 23nd OF waller West uf lie Line not /
less than faur hundred fest east Of the FeAt Line
OF Michigan avcnue, Iusetylng To aay persou H.
teresled u any lot OF land fronting ,lts public I
x1ouud ite rlght to cnjuln any such encroscAment
and 10 recover damagcs therefor. In view Of all
these fHcts, complainant puTchased the property
at$1d " hts bill for 94a oG0, and yet TO his injury,
auA In anlatVn of el these Rcta, tae defendants
hnse tsDcufed IN set to hk passed purportIux 10
graut mid companies that part Of the g1oanda
mentioned u pe1peiuIJ !or the lHeicndcl par
ptst1 Of their roud the pretended consideration
being E>0t ooO. No payment bctng condition pre-
ce4lel 10 .NFset8aoD, md no security btiuE de-
uantirl 1ur tie payment Complainant expfekacs
tr Ielef that the land thus un1igtteoa1ly grant
Cd IS woHh at least two ml[ions and 4 half dol
lats, sid Complains thai without auy
compensation to hun tor other oxnersh 1t Is pro-
posed. ioroe u the act, 70 appropriate the laud.
~ lhc exclusion OF the rights Of purchasers nom
Tie RrasteeA Of the State, and under the R1ants
And tetcAtl0ns Meununed- OF course, the object
ri tht VII u ottSt the validity Of the lAkc Shore
l }s1f5c0 ty the last 1eHlElaturc.