In City of Chicago v. Lehmann, 262 Ill. 468, 104 N.E. 829 (Ill. 1914), Augusta Lehmann owned four lots in the City of Chicago which were condemned for a school. At the trial on damages, Lehmann attempted to introduce evidence of three offers made through realtors to pay $ 150 per foot for parts of the property with frontage. The trial court ruled the evidence inadmissible because, inter alia, the evidence was not relevant or material. The jury awarded Lehmann $ 17,000 damages and he appealed. One of the issues on appeal concerned the Illinois trial court's exclusion of the offers. The Illinois Supreme Court reversed and ruled the evidence admissible because, under the circumstances, the offers "proved to be bona fide" by persons who were willing and able to buy the property. Lehmann, 104 N.E. at 831.