Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Oberlaender

A petition was filed on January 3, 1964, in the circuit court of Henry County on behalf of the State of Illinois, the appellee, to condemn 44.22 acres of land out of a tract owned by the appellant, Donald Oberlaender. The land sought by the appellee was required for the construction of Federal Aid Interstate Route 80: The cause was tried by a jury, which was permitted to view the premises. No claim was made by the appellant for damages to his land which was not sought by the appellee in the condemnation petition. At trial the landowner presented four valuation witnesses, whose opinions as to…