, 1869-05-18
THE c.aRIS OF LAM AND EQUITY.


SlrARfAk o~hEss H1r-wlpENlSG OF THE CHICAGO
EitEs--tiAhstt1t ut TIE CIT !oE D4AAG5S-
= Tic CTR ~ thicaeo r 44t:htE Lain r u
On ste ciicaeo i..,sr On lots owned hy them, aud
were about to eoEmcncc scpars on It N the spring
q hss ssns ra aaS to nare
declared a nuisance. .Appe!lces n!el N answer,
denying 'he s-rstions ct the Nill; setting up thar
fruit VI which they ~rzeh,i]da9 whA1vcs OF .locAs
waea arr t:c obstruction! Of which 'hc sst:E coI-
aEs Thai 'he} sa no,s, more for re ss
Tn:t they onl. placed t:e w.aryes 10 Tar IA t.:e
shoalWaler In the river was necessary TO enable
vessels to approach them. That the wharyes were
pGht In maintain thcm- That fhes were oDlE In
the act Of repairing OR rebuilding thcn When they
we're cnjn'ued IT'S, tocy had usea them s.nce
islA. and 1EAIit that there Ia 4 complete remedy,
and sci nIs the statute Of ltmitalonA On tho
leatng Ill ttr court heioH, decree IVES rendered
aissolstnG the Injunction anil disntssng the hii
and The cast Is brought to this Court on appeal
and pts,tc the For, ncarto7n Reservation for the
tess IN ;hc n!a "a a. d q 5aa IS
WAS acknowledged aud recorded The lots were
sold t,y shc 70, c7uiacas aad patents were Issued
ltat saie, and b. stipulation 1t is agreed that they
are the owners OF the lois upon which the EhaEves
IT, ss R 9 see 81 s
oi The wn.ez !uts nounIcd On the Chicago Rtves is
determined and established by rosts act ht the
INTERSECTION Dl 1QC Nft8 VI tGE lAkS 34Q M CCIA
nitfI nenugets ol the f4Ecr a shown By the 1o,es
thereof entered upon the mcanaerel AaeS''
ii spptars. from the evidence, that these
wnat1eS Ec.e errcted a carly az IN 1870 a1 1871.
and hare been used ami maintained by the respec-
tive owners e:eg stuce- 1t nso satisfactorily Ap.
pears lhas thcs. docks dld not eanse any oassrac-
iion 70 the IA, gat1ot OF the ztfef mill the city
.rnt Rush Street bridge and drcdgtd the river.
since which time the navigation has not, II that
point, becI as convenient as It WAS preEf1nstF.
These facts then present the question whether
Appelces are riparian owuers Of these lots, aud ~
snch had The night 10 escct md maintain slch
~harscs, ani the further question. whether. the
a,tidSe and dredging the tiveG, render the w111vt,
HAscA we're pre- taasly inna1!o.s . naiss2es
w. ta.s Court held that the owner Of land
t1Grdtd. .t stream. not nAvtGahle, IN the tech
nsesl bense Of taAt scE held the laad TO ,hs sen:
valet ard sS11 under II we're exclusively that o.
Ile riparian ow1eE to that po!nt, and It Was Aise
hr:' thAt the Mississippi Rirer was nos naFiga
ec stseatn In legal s.nse and that tata f1snt
stream. 1hat erau, to m fndisidual oo5nded
hE ssea s'ream carried the ownerrnip 20 Us cen
tEc cufrcnt- hs .he ruJcs Of The common law.
ln the ease II Th< Tto,as = Tx Guy a. ~
is1Hs. v GEu,, sla. 1t waS he'll thai the eeSeta
ssteyt1 ;.ey peast @ VIII st MS IS ,r1. 50 - asy d
Dns fnIFnEr upon the rights Of otherH. 1ud leave
frer and c'1snnod!uus Passage That the STAT
X f.op Ut some tf It's concsxrd!y n4sigahle chan
lc.s whcncycr tAry nh't Il necessary TO thel1 Owl
well 1E1nF, the kafpe - any othef hlRhwas, tAStnt
care tia, they leasc free passage 10 those VIII
hsvc night 10 navtkA's II. Aud II. IN u3.ag So
private trore.t, te i4nagra, conpe osaitsu woul,
haseso fe. n:st.:naae is e. ,hs s owner; AaA IN III
HEh; to ulake cfecttons on tae!r own land. what
do rot im slnEc upon = public easement, hs: hay
no r,et 10 rrtct nuisance In 3 p1tl!c h!ShHa
tre:u In rhc case Of tnnal Tt'4Ns<s r Karen
ri. Illinois III, il Vas ksil ttat, 'ly the co:n:ns
law. EE ut II lard tn1ltE!nc On nienWas Q:
rstrs, esrrlt+l he exclusive hight and ot!s N !,
HIGHWAY Q. rtfc- 10 tie centre tae-ept. subject
tkc rgtt rnssaSe In the pal'lic unles. tae Y.
tf the grant clearly indicated 81 htenuoa "a .
sslcr OF n,arglr. In auch Gaze the ht9hWar
s1,cr IS r, eaniei Is The BOUNDARY Of monnme.
and TIE = ircaates takes 10 lie E,Ftlle q tac M
urnent ~ = ra.t and parcel ol hts grant
In the cafe Of Enxstnten 6. The ffot1s {not ;,
portcd> 1t was he'll that riparian oxncsh bond
Ing on the Ohio River hare the rtxht 10 erect !
Inalntstn wharycs und docks On is bank bctwt
high and low water mart, 20 thcy 90 not oestr1
mitigation or impair the rights Of osaerA II
un such streams The public hare no right to L
tnci1 cAsgcca on the land oI the riparian owl
without his consent That such owner MI
chaEEc I reasonable aao=nt for doekage
Froi+ tnese decisions 1t viii he observed !
The Eule u eeu Se&led thu, the title Of Er2l
owner extend. to the middle thread o. tns SITE
nNu called iot ~ \ boundary. And. II he Is
owner. euhtect, Il Ia truc- 70 the public caseu
there can he 20 tuaax1.ahle reason .ny nc
not use and enjoy Il ~ hlA oNn N any hEA q
1cT. provided he does not ohsts1ct or Impair
4no5Gen: q tac ea.eTsp: I3;, 1y ses r9Ge G,rnu
In this case t1t t.nEel etaIes s'utes ~ ~
granted these lots bounden Y INC SaieaEo a,Is Il
xnd made no reservation 1t. therefore, touoNs
he cr1ntee1 became the owne1s Of the Kaset
scil 10 i1e centre Or thread Of tas stEean; 81, sul
I'm thrE hid TIC p1ooubted Right to .
thes~ eTectiors, II d 20 doing they ID not fI
the easement 0! the pubc, sna Ne e',asnes I. =
Again tncy bid enjoyed the use Of these y p
for over Il quarter Of q century, Aoc. g u =
can eee, without complaint or nsetrort.oa.
fhfy hid been pu4sknce We mar readily 4u|
mi Eosc engaged in the vast commerce
n1er at saxt rotarol,y ave 70 tae,s - 1ate1r s1a
renxetous of their rtshts woala n9s nAsT he]n 11
ETen Il these uNnefs wcro not r1p9ciAn P!
esoxa, and taelr bounaH.es dsd not ex1snd e ! y :
9hc Taiert edge, ~e DO Dot aee that tee Ge
Enrrrr19<nt c1auted Or dedicated tho bed o
ftvee 10 tbe ely. And the Genet1l Govern
hes not complained Of tnese esSesoea r. s! A1a, ID
r,a.r thrin \ nuisance And even Il fAe 6tAl
ce7~ ...1.sE = ~ r. -te c.sr q Sh.--.t1