State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Hill

HOGAN, Judge.

This is a condemnation case. It involves the acquisition of part of the condemnees’ farm as right-of-way for a limited access highway. A jury, by unanimous verdict, has awarded the sum of $9,300 as damages. The State Highway Commission has appealed. For convenience, we shall refer to the Commission as the relator and to the condemnees as the defendants.

The defendants’ farm is a 77-acre tract located about four and one-half miles west of Sarcoxie, Missouri. The defendants have lived on this farm for about ’eighteen years, and the evidence indicates they have substantially improved…