[Download] "Dept. of Trans. v. Quincy Coach House" by Supreme Court of Illinois ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Dept. of Trans. v. Quincy Coach House
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 01, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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On April 25, 1973, petitioner, the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, brought an eminent domain proceeding in the circuit court of Adams County to acquire 7-foot strips of land on the south and west sides of a parcel of real estate and a diagonal strip across the corner of the parcel where the other two strips met. The petition for condemnation alleged that the purpose of the acquisition was for highway improvement. The property in question, a 90 by 100 foot plot located at the northeast corner of Broadway and 24th Street in Quincy, Illinois, was owned by the defendant, Quincy Coach House, Inc., which operated a restaurant on the premises. Defendant filed a cross-petition alleging damages to the remainder of the property as a result of the taking. Following a jury trial on May 13, 1974, a judgment was entered on the verdict, awarding defendant $7,500 for the land taken and $68,000 as damages to the remainder of the property. On appeal, the appellate court affirmed the judgment (Department of Transportation v. Quincy Coach House, Inc., 29 Ill. App.3d 616), and we granted petitioner leave to appeal, wherein it raises certain evidentiary questions.