Forest Preserve District v. Alton Railroad

The Forest Preserve District of .Cook county filed a petition in the circuit court of that county to condemn 15.6 acres of unimproved land owned by the Alton Railroad Company. The property was located on Archer avenue about twenty miles southwest of Chicago’s loop district. A jury trial resulted in an award of compensation of $4449.53. The railroad company and its trustees appealed from the judgment entered on the verdict. '

The cause was submitted to the jury on its view of the premises, the testimony of three expert witnesses who testified for appellee as. to value, and the evidence of the…