Legal Opinion

Arras v. Columbia Quarry Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 14, 1977No. 76-454PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Columbia Quarry Company, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County, awarding damages to Erwin L. Arras and Eleanor M. Arras, landowners in St. Clair County, Illinois, for the loss of water in a well on their property. In their complaint the Arrases had asked for damages for the loss of water in a 165-feet-deep well and for the nuisance created by the quarry company’s operations.

Mr. and Mrs. Arras own real estate in St. Clair County, a few miles east of the Village of Dupo, Illinois. The Arrases…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Muscarello v. PetersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Fitz Simons & Connell Co. v. Braun & FittsIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  3. General Outdoor Advertising Co. v. Lasalle Realty Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1966
  4. Peck v. Chicago Railways Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1915
  5. The People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Weld County Bd. of County Com'rs v. SlovekSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. Ceres Terminals, Inc. v. Chicago City Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  3. First Baptist Church v. Toll Highway AuthorityAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. Myers v. ArnoldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. Matich v. GerdesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

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