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COOK COUNTY v. VULCAN MATERIALS CO.

No. 34882.

16 Ill.2d 385 (1959)

158 N.E.2d 12

THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellee, v. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 19, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ALBERT E. JENNER, JR., CHARLES J. O'LAUGHLIN, and THOMAS W. McNAMARA, all of Chicago, (THOMPSON, RAYMOND, MAYER, JENNER & BLOOMSTEIN, of counsel,) for appellants.

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

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, the county of Cook, filed this suit to condemn a 12-acre strip through 65 acres of land owned by Vulcan Materials Company and occupied by it and the other respondents for stone quarrying and asphalt manufacturing purposes. It proposed to construct the Congress Street Expressway over such strip. Respondents appeal from the judgment entered upon the jury verdict of ...

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