Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Bozarth

This is an action of eminent domain by the State in connection with Federal Aid Interstate Route No. 74 in McLean County. At a point approximately four to five miles southeast of Bloomington, the State seeks to acquire a permanent easement of a 30-foot strip across a farm tract of defendant Bozarth which would provide access to a 46.7-acre farm tract of Harris Trust and Savings Bank. The Harris tract is bordered on the north and east by that of Bozarth. The Interstate goes on a diagonal across the Harris tract northwesterly-southeasterly and cuts through the Harris tract. Prior to…