City of Rochelle v. Suski

Defendant, Harold Suski, appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, the City of Rochelle (City), in a forcible entry and detainer action. Defendant raises two issues on appeal: whether the trial court should have denied plaintiff relief on the basis of the equitable doctrines of laches, adverse possession, or abandonment; and whether the trial court erred in ruling that testimony about a pending offer to purchase defendant’s property was inadmissible.

Plaintiff, the City of Rochelle (City), filed a complaint on September 6, 1988, alleging that mobile homes owned by defendant encroached on…