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DROSTE v. KERNER

Nos. 38249, 38905 cons.

34 Ill.2d 495 (1966)

217 N.E.2d 73

ALBERT C. DROSTE, Appellant, v. OTTO KERNER, GOVERNOR, et al., Appellees. — (UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Intervenor-Appellee.)

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 18, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CALVIN SAWYIER, of Chicago, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (RICHARD A. MICHAEL and EDWARD A. BERMAN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for appellees OTTO KERNER, Governor, and WILLIAM H. CHAMBERLAIN, Secretary of State.

DAVID S. KERWIN, of Chicago, (RALPH PATTERSON, of counsel,) for appellees Commissioners of Chicago Park District.

STEVENSON, CONAGHAN, HACKBERT, ROOKS AND PITTS, of Chicago, (HENRY L. PITTS and JEREMIAH MARSH, of counsel,) for appellee United States Steel Corporation.

Decrees affirmed.

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

We have consolidated two appeals seeking to attack an enactment of the Seventy-fourth General Assembly.

The source of the litigation is Senate Bill 782, approved June 26, 1963, whereby the legislature "granted, quit-claimed and conveyed in fee" to the United States Steel Corporation 194.6 acres of land submerged beneath the...

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