State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Hoester

HYDE, Judge.

Relator commenced a condemnation proceeding in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, in June 1961, for 6.5 miles right of way for a state highway. All required land has been acquired (including 42 parcels condemned) except the property owned *521by the Ballwin Fire Protection District (hereinafter called Fire District) which has been permitted to intervene. Separate commissioners were appointed to appraise Fire District’s property but, because Fire District had filed a notice of appeal from the order of condemnation, these commissioners were instructed by the court not to proceed.

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