Legal Opinion
Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Keller
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1975No. 47124PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ryan
The Department of Public Works and Buildings, now the Department of Transportation (Department), filed a petition in the circuit court of Jersey County to condemn 21.32 acres of land. The defendants, Lawrence Keller, Jr. and Sara Keller, the owners of the land and the defendant, J. C. Bremer, the tenant, filed a traverse and motion to dismiss. Following a hearing the circuit court dismissed the petition to condemn. The appellate court reversed and remanded. (22 Ill. App. 3d 54.) We granted leave to appeal.
The petition to condemn was filed pursuant to section 4 — 201.15 of the Illinois Highway…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Evanston v. PiotrowiczIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- Zurn v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- City of Chicago v. VaccarroIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. FarinaIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. RyanIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by31 opinions
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