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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 21

consideration and price which this Board of Trustees deems unreasonable and excessive and is, therefore, unwilling and has refused to pay; and Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved, Found, and Declared by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the compensation to be paid by it for said land cannot be agreed upon between this Board of Trustees and the owners of said property and they and it are unable to agree upon the purchase price to be paid to said owners for the sale and conveyance of said land by said owners thereof to said T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; and Therefore, Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved, Found, and Declared by T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that because of said need of the University of Illinois for said land for the purposes hereinabove set forth and because the compensation to be paid to the owners thereof for such land cannot be agreed upon between them and this Board of Trustees, it is necessary for The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to take said land and acquire title thereto through the exercise by it of the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by law and to have the compensation to be paid by it to the owners thereof and any and all other persons who may have any right, title, or interest in and to said land determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of said right and power of eminent domain; and Be It, and It Is Hereby Further Resolved by T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the necessary and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of title to said property by said The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution to completion of a proceeding in eminent domain in a court of competent jurisdiction and that the Legal Counsel of the University be, and he is hereby authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain proceeding in the name and on behalf of T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of said land and the determination of the compensation to be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel, appraisers, and others as he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution of said proceeding.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr. Watson; no, none. On motion of Mr. Hahn, the foregoing resolution was adopted and authorization as recommended was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Mr. Neal, Governor Thompson. Mr. Neal returned to the meeting at this time.

Litigation Relating to Genevieve Jones

(37) A Workmen's Compensation claim has been filed with the Illinois Industrial Commission by Genevieve Jones, a former employee in the Cooperative Extension Service, with respect to an accidental injury which she claims to have incurred on January 24, 1977. The employee claims that she was buying groceries for her nutrition classes at O'Donnell's Grocery in Rockford, Illinois, when she slipped on a vegetable on the floor and fell. T h e employee is currently on retirement disability leave. The employee may also have a claim against O'Donnell's Grocery but the University has received no notice that she has asserted that claim. Under the "Workmen's Compensation Act, the University is entitled to a claim or lien upon any recovery which an employee realizes from third parties who may be liable because of the injury. The Act permits the University to institute a proceeding against