Department of Conservation v. Cipriani

Pursuant to section 2—1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2—1401), Margaret Dash, Mary Lou Doyle, and First Bank of Oak Park (defendants) sought relief from a judgment entered in the circuit court of Cook County in an eminent domain action. The section 2 — 1401 petition was denied and defendants appeal.

On April 19, 1982, the Department of Conservation (the Department) filed suit to acquire by eminent domain defendants’ property, which is located one block north of 31st Street on the west side of Wolf Road in the City of Westchester. The jury trial…