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MACON CTY. BD. OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES v. BATCHELDER

No. 33632.

7 Ill.2d 178 (1955)

130 N.E.2d 175

COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF MACON COUNTY, Appellee, v. MOLLIE BATCHELDER et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 23, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

VAIL, MILLS & ARMSTRONG, of Decatur, for appellants.

WEILEPP, WILSON & DYAR, of Decatur, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court.

The county board of school trustees filed a petition in the circuit court of Macon County seeking to condemn 1.45 acres of land for playground and other school purposes. The owner, Mollie Batchelder, and her husband, Charles, filed a traverse and motion to dismiss on the grounds that no effort was made to acquire the land by negotiation and agreement, and that the land sought was...

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