Greater Peoria Sanitary & Sewage Disposal District v. Baise

During the course of a highway expansion project, defendants Gregory Baise and the Illinois Department of Transportation (hereinafter referred to collectively as IDOT) relocated sewer lines and manholes owned by plaintiff Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage Disposal District (the Sanitary District). IDOT billed the Sanitary District for the cost of the relocation, and the Sanitary District sought a declaratory judgment that it was not liable for those costs. The trial court found in favor of IDOT and this appeal followed. We affirm.

The facts of this case are relatively simple and largely…