CITY OF CHICAGO v. CENTRAL NAT. BANK

No. 33329.

5 Ill.2d 164 (1955)

125 N.E.2d 94

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee, v. CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK IN CHICAGO, Trustee, et al. — (FLORENCE M. SIMMONS, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 22, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MURPHY, PEARSON & O'CONNOR, of Chicago, (WALTER W. PEARSON, and LAWRENCE L. O'CONNOR, of counsel,) for appellant.

JOHN J. MORTIMER, Corporation Counsel, of Chicago, (ROBERT J. NOLAN, FRANCIS F. LORENZ, and JAMES E. STRUNCK, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

In a condemnation proceeding instituted by the city of Chicago under the act relating to municipal parking facilities, herein referred to as the Parking Act, to acquire land owned by Florence M. Simmons, herein referred to as defendant, the circuit court of Cook County sustained the constitutionality of the Parking Act and entered judgment awarding defendant $51,500 as compensation...

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