Legal Opinion
Stahelin v. Forest Preserve District
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 10, 2007No. 2-06-0676PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Byrne
Plaintiffs, Leland Stahelin and JES Ventures, L.L.C., are owners of an 18-acre parcel of land bordered on three sides by defendant Morton Arboretum (Morton). Plaintiffs wish to develop the property, and defendant the Forest Preserve District of Du Page County (the District) wishes to preserve the property in its current state, for the benefit of the public. Following negotiations to buy the subject property, which negotiations fell apart, and a suit for condemnation, which was dismissed by the District, plaintiffs brought this action against defendants, seeking: (1) a finding of inverse…
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