Legal Opinion
Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Gorbe
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1951No. 31823PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
* Mr. Justice Wilson
delivered the opinion of the court:
April 2, 1948, the Department of Public Works and Buildings filed a petition in the circuit court of Madison County to condemn two parcels of land for highway purposes. In addition, the Department also filed a declaration of the taking of private property for public use, seeking the immediate vesting of title upon payment of the estimated compensation into court, under section 2a of the Eminent Domain Act, added in 1947. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1947, chap. 47, par. 2a.) The defendants, Julius and Elizabeth Gorbe, owners of one of the tracts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People ex rel. Decatur & State Line Railway Co. v. McRobertsIllinois Supreme Court · 1871
- Moore v. Gar Creek Drainage DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- People Ex Rel. O'Meara v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- City of Winchester v. RingIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
- People Ex Rel. L. O. Alexander v. City of Mt. VernonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Butler Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Department of Business & Economic Development v. BrummelIllinois Supreme Court · 1972