DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS v. LANTER

No. 32455.

413 Ill. 581 (1953)

110 N.E.2d 179

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS, Appellant, v. ODELL B. LANTER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 22, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, (WILLIAM C. WINES, RAYMOND S. SARNOW, JOHN T. COBURN, and A. ZOLA GROVES, of counsel,) for appellant.

M.J. BROWN, of Hillsboro, CARL H. PREIHS, of Pana, KINDER & DEY, of Litchfield, and FRANK R. SULLIVAN, of Springfield, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The county court of Montgomery County sustained the motions of certain defendants to dismiss the petition by which the Department of Public Works and Buildings sought to acquire by eminent domain, for highway purposes, certain parcels of land, and easements of ingress, egress, crossing, light, air and view to and from other parcels of land. The Department appeals. The motions to...

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