Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Lanter

This is a direct appeal by the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois from a judgment of the county court of Montgomery County awarding defendants $2,000 under the terms of section 10 of the Eminent Domain Act for their attorney fees incurred in the defense of a condemnation petition. The issues presented by this appeal are whether defendants incurred attorney fees under the terms of section 10 of the Eminent Domain Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 47, par. 10), in view of their contract with their attorney; whether the original condemnation petition was dismissed…