Becker v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Citations

• 126 Ill. 436
• 18 N.E. 564

Syllabus

<p>Eminent domain—of the compensation to tenant for years. In a proceeding to condemn a lot for railroad purposes, upon which there was a building, occupied by a tenant for a saloon and restaurant, under an unexpired lease, a real estate dealer testified that the value of the leasehold interest was between $2500 and $3000 over and above the rent, which was $60 a month. The tenant testified that he had occupied the premises for eight or nine years, and that the leasehold interest was worth to him the amount of the rent, only. The jury gave the tenant $150 as compensation for his interest, and $100 for the costs and expenses of removal: Held, on appeal by the tenant, that the verdict was not too low, under the evidence.</p>