Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Keller Development Corp.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 24, 1984No. 5-83-0417PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karns
The Illinois Department of Transportation brought a petition to abate nuisance and to enjoin the use of a billboard against Keller Development Corporation pursuant to the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 121, par. 501 et seq.). The circuit court of Effingham County denied the Department’s prayer. We must determine whether Keller’s billboard is unlawful and a public nuisance. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 121, par. 510.
The billboard was erected in 1972 on real estate leased by Keller Development and was in place on the effective date of the Act. It was registered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- P. H. Mallen Co. v. Department of FinanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1939
- Board of Education v. PageIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Advertising Co. v. Bradshaw, SEC. of Transp.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
- Paulus v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Highway Dept. v. Stuckey's/DQ of Grand BaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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