Forest Preserve District v. Barchard
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Jesse A. Baldwin, Judge, presiding. ■
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook county authorizing the Forest Preserve District of Cook county to acquire by condemnation about 57 acres of land in said county. The case was tried before a. jury, which returned a verdict for $14,820 in favor of the owners of the land taken, or about $260 per acre. From the judgment entered on the verdict this appeal was taken.
The land sought to be taken is a portion of a farm of no acres located on both sides of Milwaukee road, about twenty-two miles northwest of Chicago and about two miles south of the village of Wheeling, in…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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