State ex rel. Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. Parma

BARDGETT, Judge.

This is a suit in condemnation whereby plaintiff electric utility acquired an easement across a corner of defendants Bar-rons’ land for power transmission lines. Court-appointed commissioners assessed defendants’ damages at $6240 and plaintiff and defendants both filed exceptions. Trial in circuit court resulted in a jury verdict awarding defendants $25,000 to which a credit of $6240 was applied, representing plaintiff’s earlier payment of the commissioners’ award, in entering judgment. *45Plaintiff’s experts testified to damages ranging from $2700 to $3600. The amount in…