Sickles v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

Claimant filed his complaint in the Court of Claims on June 2, 1989, seeking damages for alleged damage to a well of Claimant by the Illinois Department of Transportation during the construction of Highway 34. The case was tried before the Commissioner assigned to the case.

Claimant, Donald Sickles, is a farm owner, possessing land in Warren County, Illinois, approximately one mile from Monmouth, Illinois. Claimant has owned the land which is the subject of this litigation since 1972. At the time of purchase, Claimant testified that the land contained four working wells.

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