La Salle National Bank v. Village of Burr Ridge

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DAVIS

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a disconnection proceeding commenced by the petitioner, La Salle National Bank, as Trustee, in which it seeks to disconnect 126.5 acres of land from the Village of Burr Ridge, herein called Burr Ridge. The trial court held that the statutory requisites had been met, and ordered the property disconnected. The defendant, Burr Ridge, appealed.

The relevant statute, III Rev Stats 1965, c 24, section 7-3-6, provides:

“The owner or owners of record of any area of land consisting of one or more tracts, lying within the corporate…