People ex rel. King v. Lorenz

This is an appeal from a peremptory writ of mandamus issued against the Director of the Department of Public Works and Buildings commanding him to in-elude certain land and access rights in a pending condemnation suit.

The salient facts are undisputed. One Ella M. Christiansen owned a tract of land located at the southwest corner of the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 13th Street in East Moline. It abutted on 23rd Avenue for a distance of 176 feet and upon 13th Street for a distance of 495 feet. It was improved with two houses and garages.

In 1956, in order to widen and improve 23rd Avenue as a…