COUNTY OF COOK v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Gen. No. 51,333.

84 Ill. App.2d 301 (1967)

228 N.E.2d 183

The County of Cook, et al., Petitioners-Appellants, v. The City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation in Trust for the Use of Schools, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District, First Division.

June 12, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel P. Ward, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Edward J. Hladis, Chief of Civil Division, James R. Burgess, Jr., and Ronald Butler, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellant.

James W. Coffey, of Chicago (Richard E. Girard, of counsel), for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE BURMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an Eminent Domain proceeding brought by the petitioner, County of Cook, to condemn a portion of the property known as Shoop School. The City of Chicago, Defendant, was awarded the sum of $65,000 by the jury as just compensation for the taking. Petitioner's post-trial motion to set aside the verdict was denied and this appeal was taken from the judgment entered on the verdict.

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