Morton Grove Park District v. American National Bank & Trust Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STAMOS

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises from an action brought by petitioner, Morton Grove Park District (District), to acquire under the Eminent Domain Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 47, par. 1 et seq.), approximately 15 acres of land owned by defendants, American National Bank & Trust Co., First National Bank of Skokie, Exchange National Bank, and Shaf Home Builders, Inc. A jury awarded defendants *1,000,000 for the land taken. Thereafter the trial court allowed the District to take immediate use and possession of the property upon depositing…