Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Condemnation
A cause of action for inverse condemnation is not cognizable when a quasi-governmental entity acquires a prescriptive flood easement over private property due to the inaction of previous landowners over a long period of time, as the easement arose before the owner acquired an interest in the property. The prescriptive easement is a granting, and is neither an actual taking nor a regulatory taking, and compensation is not required.(OVERSTREET and MOORE, concurring.)