Chicago Anderson Pressed Brick Co. v. City of Chicago (138 Ill. 628, 1891)

Mr. Justice Scholfield

delivered the opinion of the Court:

The obj ect of this litigation is to judicially determine whether a certain strip of land is a part of one of the streets of the city of Chicago. The strip is marked on the plat of Fullerton’s addition to the city of Chicago as a part of a street designated, respectively, “West Asylum Place” and “Webster avenue.” It is contended on behalf of appellant that the plat fail's to show an intent to dedicate the strip as a part of the street,, and, also, that the evidence fails to show an acceptance of the dedication, if there was one, by the city. We do not, however, in the view we take of the case, find it necessary to pass upon ■either of these questions.

The evidence shows that appellant, by a deed acknowledged •on the 9th of February, 1887, and filed for record on the same ■day, vacated that part of the plat of Fullerton’s addition to :