Legal Opinion
City of Freeport v. Fullerton Lumber Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 28, 1981No. 80-523PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hopf
This is an appeal by the defendant Fullerton Lumber Co. (hereinafter referred to as Fullerton) from a condemnation proceeding brought by the City of Freeport. An ordinance passed by the City of Freeport (hereinafter referred to as City) authorized the acquisition of title to certain real estate in order to accommodate the widening and improvement of Armstrong Avenue. A portion of said real estate (.3547 acre) was owned by Fullerton.
At the first part of the proceeding, Fullerton filed a motion to dismiss and traverse, contesting the City’s right to condemn. They urged that the City had failed…
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