CITY OF CHICAGO v. HARRISON-HALSTED BUILDING CORP.

No. 34309.

11 Ill.2d 431 (1957)

143 N.E.2d 40

THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Appellee, v. HARRISON-HALSTED BUILDING CORPORATION. — (HARRY I. ROBINSON, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DEFREES, FISKE, O'BRIEN & THOMSON, of Chicago, (THOMAS J. JOHNSON, JR., and WILLIAM T. HART, of counsel,) for appellant.

JOHN C. MELANIPHY, Corporation Counsel, WILLIAM H. SEXTON, and FRANK S. RIGHEIMER, all of Chicago, (FRANK S. RIGHEIMER, JR., and THOMAS A. FORAN, of counsel,) for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This was an eminent domain proceeding brought in the superior court of Cook County by plaintiff to acquire from defendant Harry I. Robinson a tract designated as Parcel 26-54 as a part of its superhighway system. There being no traverse or motion to dismiss filed, the cause proceeded to trial before a jury on the question of the fair cash market value of the property as of the date of...

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