Department of Transportation v. Keller

Condemnation.

Not “quick take.”

When does interest accrue?

Time of verdict?

Time of judgment?

Time of possession?

We hold: Time of possession.

Reversed.

This appeal stems from an eminent domain proceeding which resulted in the condemnation of defendants’ property. In the prior legal history of our subject matter (Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Keller (1975), 61 Ill. 2d 320, 335 N.E.2d 443), the.supreme court held that the State possessed the power to condemn property — upon which a gravel quarry was being operated — for the purpose of the preservation of the natural beauty of areas through…