Legal Opinion
Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Rogers
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1968No. 40555PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Solfisburg
On January 29, 1965, a jury in a condemnation proceeding under the Eminent Domain Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 47, par. ix et seq.) returned a verdict awarding defendants $17,500 as full compensation for land taken by the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois. Upon defendants’ appeal the appellate court reversed and remanded the cause on the ground that the trial court erred in excluding certain evidence. (78 Ill. App. 2d 141.) We have granted leave to appeal.
The issue before us is one of first impression and involves the extent to which evidence of probability…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kotrich v. County of Du PageIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- City of Chicago v. GiedraitisIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- City of Chicago v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
- Park District of Highland Park v. BeckerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- International Harvester Co. v. Zoning Board of AppealsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Lombard Park District v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. an Ass'n of Franciscan FathersIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Department of Transportation v. Western National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Exchange National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- Oak Brook Park District v. Oak Brook Development Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
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