Legal Opinion
FOREST PRESERVE DIST. OF WILL COUNTY v. Vanderlaan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 6, 1992No. 3-91-0254PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff, the Forest Preserve District of Will County (the District), appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Will County dismissing its condemnation complaint. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
The action on appeal was filed on June 16, 1989, and named defendants James and Deborah M. Vanderlaan and unknown others as the owners of a 24.8-acre parcel of land within the boundaries of the Forest Preserve District. The District sought to condemn for public use pursuant to its power of eminent domain. The named defendants moved…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Waite v. BristowIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
- Department of Transportation v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Chicago Great Western Railroad v. AshelfordIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Department of Public Works & Buildings Ex Rel. People v. GiesekingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
- Forest Preserve District v. Marquette National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. Nancy A.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- People v. Helen S.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- In re: Helen S.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- In re: Nancy A.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
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