Siler v. City of Kansas City

The plaintiff landowner has appealed from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict in a condemnation action brought by the City of Kansas City, Kansas.

The award of the court-appointed commissioners was in the amount of $25,650. The verdict was for $25,000. There was evidence that plaintiff’s remaining property has been benefited by the street improvement for which her land was taken. Testimony of plaintiff’s witnesses as to her damages ranged from $178,000 to $224,000, while that of the city’s witnesses ran from $24,000 to $26,500.

The point raised on appeal is that the trial court erred in…