Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Bouy
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 8, 1979No. 15014PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE REARDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal involves an award of damages for a portion of defendants’ cemetery land, appropriated for highway purposes, by the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois. Defendants requested compensation for (1) the .803 acre of property taken for the roadway; (2) the .671 acre taken for a temporary easement during the period of construction; and (3) damages for injury caused to the remainder. The jury found the value of the property taken to be *72,700 and the value of the temporary easement to be *2,300. No award was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- The People v. TrefonasIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- City of Chicago v. FarwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
- Chicago Land Clearance Commission v. DarrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- City of Chicago v. GiedraitisIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- St. Agnes Cemetery v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by12 opinions
- St. John's United Church of Christ v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Department of Transportation Ex Rel. People v. Central Stone Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- People ex rel. Department of Transportation v. BirgerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
- People v. ThillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Centuries Memorial Park Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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