Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Edgar County Bank & Trust Co.

The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company appeals from a jury verdict granting the corporation certain exclusive rights, privileges and easements, but awarding the owners of the affected land sums of $24,000 for the easement under one parcel and $11,000 for the easement under the other.

The proceedings began when Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company filed a petition to condemn certain easements in connection with development of a gas storage field near Brocton, Illinois. The surface easements are not in dispute on appeal. Rather, this court is concerned only with the amounts awarded when the trial…