Legal Opinion
Forest Preserve Dist. of Du Page Cty. v. Harris T. & S. Bank
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 24, 1969No. Gen. 68-53PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
This is an eminent domain proceeding brought by the Forest Preserve District of Du Page County, to acquire a 21814-acre farm located in Lisle Township, for forest preserve purposes. The jury returned a verdict of $760,-000 as compensation for the land taken. The trial court entered judgment on the verdict, and the plaintiff appealed.
The plaintiff contends that the trial court committed prejudicial evidentiary errors in not permitting certain of its expert witnesses to testify as to their opinions on valuation in that they were based, in part, on hearsay knowledge of other sales; in excluding…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Evanston v. PiotrowiczIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- City of Waukegan v. StanczakIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. DivitIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- Weaver v. BoltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Trustees of Schools of Township No. 44 v. KiraneIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
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3Cited by15 opinions
- City of Chicago v. Bank of RavenswoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- Littlestone Co. v. County of CookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Foss Park Dist. v. First Nat. Bk. of WaukeganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- Lake County Forest Preserve District v. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. American National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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