Miles v. City of Wichita

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was an action by a city, pursuant to G. S. 1949, 26-201 et seq. to condemn real estate for flood purposes.

The petition asking for the appointment of commissioners was filed on August 22, 1950. The land was duly appraised and report filed. A landowner and his lessee each appealed from the appraisement. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of both the landowner and the lessee.

This appeal affects only the judgment in favor of the lessee. One Gsell is the landowner. Vernon H. Miles and The Miles Sand Company are the lessees.…