State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Pope

BAILEY, J.-

-This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by tbe State of Missouri, at tbe relation of the State Highway Commission, for tbe purpose of condemning certain lands of defendants for highway purposes. The highway in question lies at the eastern limits of Springfield and forms a connecting link between U. S. Highways 66 and 65. The petition to condemn the land required for the construction of this highway was filed August 6, 1932, and commissioners were duly appointed for the purpose of assessing the damages sustained by the landowners whose property was condemned, including the…