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Widow Deserves Her Money In Eminent Domain Case
New lawsuit in federal court names two West County investors involved in seizing her junkyard through eminent domain.
At a recent Chesterfield City Council meeting I ran into local attorney Chet Pleban, who was there speaking on behalf of an outlet mall developer and against another. In the course of talking about fairness and honesty in government dealing with the public, Pleban pointed to another case in which he represents a widow whose property was seized, but she's yet to see the $1 million awarded to her by a jury. Opal Henderson, 82, is owed over $1 million by several West County investors and the City of St. Louis. The widow Henderson essentially lost her livelihood and family business when her salvage yard was seized through eminent domain. The investors, including those from West County, wanted to create the "Icehouse District" for …
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John Hoffmann
2:51 pm on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
I just received an email on Wednesday at 2:30 from Chet Pleban's law office saying Opal Henderson has finally been paid! "FYI The City (really the developers) finally paid all the money owed on the Henderson matter and Opal dismissed her federal lawsuit. Unfortunately it took another lawsuit to collect the money she was owed. Lynette M. Petruska Pleban & Petruska Law LLC 2010 S. Big Bend Blvd. St… more ›