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VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD v. RAPKA

No. 44331.

54 Ill.2d 217 (1973)

296 N.E.2d 336

THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, Appellant, v. ERNEST E. RAPKA et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied June 1, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS A. FORAN, of FORAN & WISS, and RICHARD V. HOUPT, of PEDERSEN & HOUPT, both of Chicago, for appellant.

HALL, MEYER, FISHER, HOLMBERG, SNOOK & MAY, and CONZELMAN, SCHULTZ, O'MEARA & SNARSKI, both of Waukegan (EDWARD R. HOLMBERG, JR., HENRY D. FISHER, and MURRAY CONZELMAN, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Village of Deerfield, filed a petition in the circuit court of Lake County to condemn approximately 127 acres of land lying outside of but immediately adjacent to the plaintiff's corporate limits. The petition represented that the purpose of the acquisition was for the establishment of a playground or recreational center as allegedly authorized under division 95 of the...

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