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O'CONNOR v. CITY OF ROCKFORD

No. 45021.

52 Ill.2d 360 (1972)

288 N.E.2d 432

KATHRYN O'CONNOR et al., Appellants, v. THE CITY OF ROCKFORD et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 2, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MAYNARD & BRASSFIELD, of Rockford (EUGENE E. BRASSFIELD, of counsel), for appellants.

WILLIAM E. COLLINS, Legal Director, and A. CURTIS WASHBURN, Assistant City Attorney, both of Rockford, for appellees.

MERKER & ADLER and EVAN A. STRAWN, of Bloomington, for amicus curiae Illinois Agricultural Association.

ANCEL, GLINK, DIAMOND & MURPHY, of Chicago (MARVIN J. GLINK, of counsel), for amicus curiae City of Naperville.

RUTHERFORD H. PLATT, of Chicago, for amicus curiae Open Lands Project.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

This litigation arises out of the efforts of the City of Rockford to maintain and operate a sanitary landfill on a 160-acre tract of land in an unincorporated area of Winnebago County. The record shows that several days after the city entered into a contract to purchase the land, the plaintiffs, who are the owners of land adjacent...

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