Western Springs Park District v. Lawrence

Appellee, the Western Springs Park District, filed its petition in the circuit court of Cook county for the condemnation of a tract of land for park purposes, making the appellants, Henry F. Lawrence and the Elmhurst State Bank, trustee, and the village of Western Springs and others, parties defendants. Motions by appellants to dismiss were heard and overruled. A jury was impaneled which fixed damages, and a judgment of condemnation was rendered thereon, from which judgment the appellants severally appealed and their appeals have been consolidated in this court.

Appellants’ motions were based…