Department of Transportation v. Anderson

Plaintiff Illinois Department of Transportation (Department) filed a complaint for condemnation of a parcel of property owned by defendant Speedway Superamerica, LLC (Speedway). Speedway and defendant Leroy Anderson, as an interested party, filed a traverse and motion to dismiss, which the trial court denied. On appeal, Anderson contends that the trial court’s quick-take order must be reversed because the Department neglected to provide him with statutory letters of notice and failed to negotiate in good faith prior to filing its complaint. We affirm.

In 1971, Anderson owned a parcel of land…