Appellate Court of Illinois
People v. Kotara, 3070502
In a suit to condemn certain real estate under the state's eminent domain power in connection with plans to improve State Route 113, order granting plaintiff's quick take motion, setting preliminary just compensation, and denying defendant's motion to dismiss is reversed and remanded where the trial court abused its discretion by: 1) restricting cross-examination of the Department of Transportation appraiser; and 2) prohibiting defendant from calling his expert witness or making an offer of proof on the subject of his expert witness's testimony.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/29/2008
- Published 03/07/2008
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Court
- Appellate Court of Illinois