Land Clearance Authority v. Doerenhoefer

DONNELLY, Judge.

This is a condemnation case wherein Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Louis is the plaintiff-respondent (the Authority), and Jack Esses Distributing Company is the defendant-appellant (Esses).

Esses has appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict assessing Esses’ damages at $55,000. The record shows that Esses’ claimed damages totaled $79,022 and evidence was adduced to support said claim. The amount in dispute, therefore, is $24,022. This Court has jurisdiction. Missouri Const.1945, Art. V, § 3, V.A.M.S.; State ex rel. State Highway *386Commission…