Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Diggins

This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict of a jury in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the Department of Public Works and Buildings for the purpose of erecting a viaduct over the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, at a point in the village of Harvard, in McHenry county. The village of Harvard has a population of about 3000 and is situated on State Bond Issue Routes 19 and 23. This State highway No. 23 extends along Division street, a street extending north and south through the center of the village. The property involved is a part of the west half of lot 7 in block 10. Lot 7…