Legal Opinion
Lake County Forest Preserve District v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 9, 1975No. 73-286PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This case arises from a petition filed by plaintiff (District) to condemn for a forest preserve approximately 355 acres of land owned by defendant (Reliance). A traverse and motion to dismiss the petition was denied and, upon trial, a jury awarded Reliance $1,330,800 as compensation for the taking of the property. Reliance appeals the trial courts order denying its traverse and motion to dismiss, and appeals the amount of the judgment award.
In 1965 and 1968, the District passed ordinances to acquire for a forest preserve property…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- City of Evanston v. PiotrowiczIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- City of Chicago v. VaccarroIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
- Lombard Park District v. Chicago Title & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- County Board of School Trustees v. BoramIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. KellyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Lake County Forest Preserve District v. FrecskaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Forest Preserve District v. KelleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Association of Franciscan FathersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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