Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Remmerie

The Department of Public Works and Buildings on November 30, i960, filed a petition to condemn a portion of defendants’ property located in Moline for highway improvement purposes. Subsequently, the Department moved for immediate vesting of title, or “quick-take”, under the Eminent Domain Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. chap. 47, pars. 2.1 et seq.) In March, 1961, an order was entered for immediate vesting of title, and petitioner took possession of the tract on June 2, 1961. Petitioner then commenced construction and completed the relocation and paving of the highway prior to the jury trial on October…