Bevier v. City of Englewood

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kelley.

The City of Englewood filed a petition to condemn a half-acre parcel of ground for park purposes. A trial to a jury resulted in an award of $6,500. The owners of the property, Mr. and Mrs. Bevier, being dissatisfied with the award, are here seeking a reversal.

The Beviers assign five errors, three of which challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the award. One alleges that the court erred in striking testimony relating to the cost of repairing the improvements, and the other asserts that the verdict, being grossly inadequate, showed “prejudice on the…