County of Cook v. City of Chicago

This is an Eminent Domain proceeding brought by the petitioner, County of Cook, to condemn a portion of the property known as Shoop School. The City of Chicago, Defendant, was awarded the sum of $65,000 by the jury as just compensation for the taking. Petitioner’s post-trial motion to set aside the verdict was denied and this appeal was taken from the judgment entered on the verdict.

The entire school property contains 218,242 square feet and is situated in the block bound by 111th, 112th, Bishop and Laflin Streets in a densely populated area. The area is fenced and unpaved with a two-story…