FOREST PRESERVE DIST. OF KANE CTY. v. Estes

Plaintiff, Forest Preserve District of Kane County (the District), appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County which granted the traverse and motion to dismiss filed by defendants: Joseph F. Estes and Barbara H. Estes, as trustees under the Barbara H. Estes Land Trust, dated October 11, 1982, and the Joseph F. Estes Land Trust, dated October 11, 1982; and First National Bank of Elgin, as trustee under trust agreement dated May 24, 1954, known as trust No. 811. The District raises three issues on appeal: (1) whether defendants were precluded from filing their traverse and motion…