Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation Ex Rel. People v. Gass
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 1, 1988No. 5-87-0147PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karns
Gorden G. Gass and Mary Jane Gass (the Gasses) appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Madison County awarding them $205,174.90 as just compensation in an eminent domain proceeding for the taking and damaging of their property by the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois (the Department). The Department cross-appeals from the circuit court’s supplemental judgment order assessing interest on the verdict at the rate of 12zk% per annum. We affirm both appeals.
In October of 1983, the Department filed a petition for condemnation seeking fee simple title to 32.978 acres owned…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- City of Chicago v. GiedraitisIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Department of Conservation v. FranzenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- City of Chicago v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- County of Cook v. MalysaIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Department of Transportation v. RasmussenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Illinois State Toll Highway Authority v. American National Bank & Trust Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1994