Penn Central Corp. v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

Plaintiff, The Penn Central Corporation (Penn Central), brought an action against defendant, Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison), to quiet title to a strip of land located in Will County, Illinois. The trial court granted Penn Central’s motion for summary judgment and denied Edison’s cross-motion for summary judgment. Edison appeals.

The strip of land in dispute was originally conveyed to the Oswego and Indiana Plank Road Company (Oswego) pursuant to an indenture executed by Mary Bevington. The Bevington deed was recorded on February 27, 1854, in the office of recorder of deeds of Will…