Legal Opinion
Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Koch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 9, 1965No. Gen. No. 10,619PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
The circuit court of Champaign County found that the Department of Public Works could exercise the right of eminent domain and properly exercised it in this instance for the purpose of acquiring land of the defendants over which to construct a 100-foot extension to an existing township road. The order so entered is challenged on the grounds that (a) there is no provision in the law for such taking and (b) its taking and the construction of the extension amounts to providing a private road to the Harris lands and thus is not for a public use.
Federal-aid Interstate Route 74 is in the process of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. FarinaIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. McCaugheyIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
3Cited by7 opinions
- City of Chicago v. Midland Smelting Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2008
- Sears v. WeissmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Illinois State Toll Highway Authority v. KarnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. BozarthAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- State v. Belmont Improvement Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1972
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