Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. Riley
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1959No. 35022PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
This is an appeal by a property owner from an eminent domain proceeding brought by the Board of Education of the city of Chicago in the name of the City of Chicago In Trust Eor The Use Of Schools, which resulted in a jury verdict fixing the fair cash market value of the defendant property owner’s land at $750.
The Board of Education of the city of Chicago, herein referred to as the Board, desiring to acquire 14 parcels of real property for school purposes, made an offer to the defendant, owner of parcel No. 1, by letter dated January 8, 1957. The parcel consisted of a lot improved with a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. BohneIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by12 opinions
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