Legal Opinion
County of Knox Ex Rel. Masterson v. Highlands, L.L.C.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 30, 1998No. 4—97—0912, 4—97—0913, 4—97—0929 consPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rapp
In these consolidated cases, Knox County (county), John Leonard, William Baird, Nina Baird, and the Knox County Zoning Board of Appeals (Board) et al., appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of The Highlands, L.L.C. We affirm.
These cases involve the establishment by The Highlands, L.L.C., of a large-scale hog-confinement facility in rural Knox County where the land will be devoted to the raising and feeding of hogs. Knox County and the individual objectors voice serious concern about the burdens placed upon surrounding lands and land occupiers with respect to animal…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Espinoza v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1995
- Castaneda v. Illinois Human Rights CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Landfill, Inc. v. Pollution Control BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Dubin v. Personnel BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Rockford Memorial Hospital v. Department of Human RightsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
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3Cited by10 opinions
- County of Knox Ex Rel. Masterson v. Highlands, L.L.C.Illinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Millennium Park Joint Venture, LLC v. HoulihanIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
- LeCompte v. Zoning Board of Appeal for the Village of Barrington HillsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Georgia Department of Community Health v. Georgia Society of Ambulatory Surgery CentersSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Millennium Park Joint Venture, LLC v. HoulihanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
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