State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Union Realty & Securities Co.

KAROHL, Judge.

This is a condemnation suit involving a partial taking of approximately ten acres for a highway easement from defendant, Union Realty & Securities Company’s, property. The court entered judgment based on a jury verdict for $338,000 as damages but with adjustments for interest and previous payments. Plaintiff, Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission (Commission), appeals this award claiming instructional error. We affirm.

The Commission condemned land to facilitate a highway improvement project at the interchange of Missouri Route 79 and Interstate 70 in St. Charles County.…