Grunewald v. City of Chicago

Full title: Augustus H. Grunewald, Jr., Administrator of Estate of Augustus H…

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, First District

Date published: Apr 10, 1940

304 Ill. App. 589 (Ill. App. Ct. 1940)

26 N.E.2d 751

Opinion

Gen. No. 40,090. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed April 10, 1940

EMINENT DOMAIN, § 418^_ — damages, propriety. In action for damages sustained by property owner as result of construction of a viaduct, judgment for plaintiff for $24,084.14 was proper, where it was practically conceded that some damages were due plaintiff, the amount was fixed on trial by judge and jury upon view of premises, and witnesses variously estimated damage at from $5,000 to $45,000.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from Circuit Court of Cook county; Hon. DANIEL P. TRUDE, presiding.

Affirmed. Heard in third division, first district, this court at April term, 1938.

Barnet Hodes, Corporation Counsel, for appellant;

Alexander J. Resa and L. Louis Karton, Assistant Corporation Counsel, of counsel;

Urion, Bishop Sladkey, for appellees;

Howard F. Bishop, of counsel.

Opinion by PRESIDING JUSTICE DENIS E. SULLIVAN.

"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed April 10, 1940.