· 3/22/1951
City of Chicago v. Vaccarro
Citations
- 97 N.E.2d 766
- 408 Ill. 587
- 1951 Ill. LEXIS 314
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- abuses of the eminent domain authority “will not be tolerated, and if no necessity for its exercise exists, or if it appears that the quantity of the property sought to be taken is grossly in excess of the amount necessary for the public use, the court will not permit the land to be taken”
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Judges: John J. Mortimer
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