Forest Preserve District v. Collins

On April 24, 1930, appellee, the Forest Preserve District of Cook county, filed its petition in the superior court of Cook county against appellant, Clara G.E. Collins, to condemn her one-fourth interest in 288 acres of land in Cook county, the other three-fourths interest in said land being owned by appellee. The cause was tried in April, 1931, by a jury, which heard the evidence and viewed the premises and rendered a verdict fixing the value of the one-fourth interest of appellant in the land at $43,200. From the judgment rendered on the verdict appellant has appealed.

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