LETTA EDWARDS, AND LIZZIE SIEPLE, EXECUTRICES OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HOWARD W. NEWELL, Deceased, Claimants, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimants sought damages for property damage to a residence in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, caused by construction of a hard road. The parties stipulated damages of $750.00, and the court awarded that amount based on the agreement.

Claim type: Property Damage

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Headnotes

OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; ROY D. JOHNSON and CARL I. DIETZ, Assistant Attorneys General, for respondent.

PROPERTY DAMAGE-when award will be made. Where it appears that claimant has suffered damage to his property by reason of the construction of a hard road an award will be made pursuant to the stipulation and agreement of counsel for claimant and respondent. C. W. MIDDLEKAUFF AND FRED S. SMITH, for claimant.

MR. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant files this claim for damages to resident property in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, on account of the construction of a hard road in front of his residence. It is stipulated and agreed by both counsel for claimant and Attorney General for the State that the claimant is damaged to the amount of $750.00.

The court on said agreement of attorneys for claimant and defendant makes an award for claimant of $750.00.