Legal Opinion
MACON CTY. BD. OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES v. Batchelder
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1955No. 33632PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
7 Ill.2d 178 (1955)
130 N.E.2d 175
COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF MACON COUNTY, Appellee,
v.
MOLLIE BATCHELDER et al., Appellants.
No. 33632.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
Opinion filed November 23, 1955.
VAIL, MILLS & ARMSTRONG, of Decatur, for appellants.
WEILEPP, WILSON & DYAR, of Decatur, for appellee.
Judgment affirmed.
2Opinion of the Court · KlingbielJustice Klingbiel
The county board of school trustees filed a petition in the circuit court of Macon County seeking to condemn 1.45 acres of land for playground and other school purposes. The owner, Mollie Batchelder, and her husband, Charles, filed a traverse and motion to dismiss on the grounds…
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