Lake Cty. Forest Pres. Dist. v. First Nat'l Bank of Waukegan

This is an action in eminent domain. Plaintiff, the Lake County Forest Preserve District, appeals from a trial court order dismissing its petition to condemn certain real estate belonging to defendant landowners. Plaintiff asserts that the trial court order should be overturned because (1) the defendants’ traverse and motion to dismiss were not timely filed, (2) the trial court erroneously admitted certain testimony offered by defendants, (3) the trial court erred in refusing to admit plaintiff’s master plan, and (4) the trial court’s ruling is contrary to law and the manifest weight of the…