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COUNTY OF COOK v. COLONIAL OIL CORP.

No. 34817.

15 Ill.2d 67 (1958)

153 N.E.2d 844

THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellee, v. COLONIAL OIL CORPORATION et al. — (JACK KIRKA, Appellant.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied November 24, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DANIEL A. GALLAGHER, of Chicago, for appellant.

BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, BLAIR VARNES, and FRANK S. RIGHEIMER, all of Chicago, (FRANK S. RIGHEIMER, JR., of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

Appellant, Jack Kirka, appeals directly to this court from a judgment in his favor and against the county of Cook, entered by the superior court of Cook County, in the amount of $52,000 as full compensation for the taking of appellant's property by eminent domain proceedings.

The county of Cook instituted eminent domain proceedings to acquire the parcel of land in question and...

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