Forest Preserve District v. Lehmann Estate, Inc.

The Forest Preserve District of Cook county, on February 11, 1942, filed its petition in eminent domain in the circuit court of that county for the condemnation of certain vacant land' owned by appellant, located within the village limits of Melrose Park. The jury viewed the premises and returned a verdict fixing the compensation to be paid for the property at $7600. Judgment was rendered on the verdict and appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant contends that the description of the property in the petition is so inaccurate, insufficient and defective that the proceedings should have been…