![]() ![]() The defendants are again in this court and with an incomplete record. After the mandate of this court dismissing the appeal was filed, trials and judgments were had as to all remaining parcels of property. On April 13 a motion for supersedeas was filed, in those cases where jury trials were had to ascertain fair compensation, which was allowed by Judge Berkowitz, awaiting the action of this court on the motion to dismiss the appeal. Counsel for defendants had notice of but failed to participate in those trials, which took place on April 4, 9, 10, 11. 290, 100 N.E.2d 760.ĭuring the pendency of the appeal, there were jury trials in the court of Judge Berkowitz to determine the compensation to be paid for certain parcels of real estate included in the foregoing appeal. This motion was allowed at the May Term of this court, 1951, in the case entitled Chicago Land Clearance Comm. ![]() These motions likewise were overruled.īefore a hearing on the question of just compensation was had, defendants perfectedĪn appeal to this court, and before a final judgment was entered as to any of the parcels involved herein, the petitioner, desiring an early disposition of the appeal, filed a short record and with it a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that it was prematurely brought. The defendants were unsuccessful, and, after their motions to controvert were overruled, they each filed separate motions to dismiss. There was a trial in the court of Judge Berkowitz on this motion which lasted fourteen days. In each proceeding he filed the same motion to controvert petitioners' right to condemn. All defendants then and here are represented by the same counsel. Fisher, who, failing to effectuate settlement on pretrial, consolidated the petitions to condemn under the title of the first filed and sent them for disposition to Judge Jacob Berkowitz, a judge of the city court of Mattoon, holding a branch of the circuit court of Cook County at the request of and pursuant to the order of the executive committee of the judges of the circuit court of Cook County. Following local rules, these cases then went to Judge Harry M. From him changes of venue were sought and obtained by all defendants involved in this appeal. Normoyle, who was the judge assigned to hear the condemnation calendar. All of these cases were assigned to Judge D. To this end all procedural steps were taken during December, 1949, and 1950, wherein petitioners represented by several counsel filed in the circuit court of Cook County sixteen petitions to condemn certain tracts of real estate, there being several parcels contained in each petition. The petitioner in the instant case determined that a certain territory lying on the south side of Chicago was a slum and blighted area that should be cleared and redeveloped as provided by the statute. 63-91.) Counsel appearing for appellants herein questioned the constitutionality of this act in a proceeding which resulted adversely to his claim in this court in the case entitled People ex rel. The petitioner is the Chicago Land Clearance Commission which was acting pursuant to a statute known as the Blighted Areas Redevelopment Act of 1947. This case involves an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County wherein several judgments were entered fixing compensation for several tracts of land owned by different defendants. Wilson & McIlvaine, Concannon, Dillon & Snook, Heineke & Conklin, Donovan, Sullivan, Jeffers & Breen, Harry O. ![]()
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