Township of Jubilee v. State of Illinois

State: Illinois

Court: 3rd District Appellate

Docket No: 3-09-0431 Rel

Case Date: 10/20/2010

Preview:No. 03-09-0431 ______________________________________________________________________________ Filed October 20, 2010 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS THIRD DISTRICT A.D., 2010 ______________________________________________________________________________ THE TOWNSHIP OF JUBILEE, an Illinois ) Appeal from the Circuit Court Municipal Corporation, ) for the 10th Judicial Circuit, ) Peoria County, Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, ) ) v. ) ) THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) ) No. 03-CH-445 Defendant-Appellant ) ) (The County of Peoria, Trustees of ) Jubilee College, Unknown ) Owners, and Nonrecord Claimants, ) ) Honorable Stuart P. Borden Defendants). ) Judge, Presiding. ______________________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE McDADE delivered the opinion of the court: ______________________________________________________________________________ Plaintiff, Township of Jubilee (the Township), filed an action to quiet title against defendant, the State of Illinois (the State).1 The trial court denied the State's motion to dismiss on jurisdiction grounds. Ultimately, the trial court granted the Township summary judgment,

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Plaintiff's action also named the county of Peoria, the trustees of Jubilee College,

unknown owners and nonrecord claimants as defendants. These parties, however, are not parties to this appeal. The State of Illinois is the only defendant involved in the present appeal.

quieting title to a 2.5-acre parcel of land

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