Appellate Court of Illinois October 12, 1978, No. 78-175 (Department of Transportation v. Harper)

Mr. JUSTICE EARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois (hereinafter referred to as the Department) appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Saline County entered upon a jury verdict in an action to condemn two parcels of real estate owned respectively by defendants Thomas E. Harper and Sharon D.