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CENT. ILL. PUB. SERV. CO. v. WESTERVELT

No. 48356.

67 Ill.2d 207 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 661

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY, Appellant, v. LAWRENCE T. WESTERVELT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied October 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris & Harris, of Macomb, and Nafziger & Otten, of Springfield (Edwin Harris, Elmer Nafziger, and William R. Harris, of counsel), for appellant.

Hartzell, Glidden & Tucker, of Carthage (Franklin M. Hartzell and Stanley L. Tucker, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This controversy concerns the propriety of the evidentiary consideration of the unsightliness of a utility line and its effect on the market value of land as a properly compensable element of damages in an eminent domain action.

Plaintiff, Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPS), filed a petition on June 29, 1972, in the circuit court of McDonough County to acquire, by...

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