Legal Opinion
Warner/elektra/atlantic Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants/cross-Appellees v. County of Dupage, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 9, 1993No. 91-3847, 91-3886PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Damage from flooding gave rise to this diversity suit, which presents interesting questions of eminent domain. The principal plaintiff (and the only one that need be mentioned) is Warner Communications, Inc. The defendant is DuPage County, Illinois. The damage for which Warner seeks compensation (stipulated at $4.2 million) was to cassettes, compact discs, record albums, videotapes, and similar merchandise stored in a large warehouse in Bensenville, a village in DuPage County. At this warehouse, which Warner has leased since 1978, Warner receives, processes, and sorts…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- United States v. DickinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- United States v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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