Soulard v. City of St. Louis

This case was before this court on a previous occasion, and will be found reported in 36 Mo. 546. After it was remanded to the court below, the plaintiff filed an amended petition, in which it was stated that plaintiff was owner in fee of the eastern part of the Mackay tract; that proceedings were instituted by the city in 1853 for the condemnation of the land necessary for opening Jackson street through plaintiff’s said land ; that the land belonging to the plaintiff taken for said street was appraised by the jury at $8,056, and that the jury awarded that of the whole land damages the city…