State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Gillespie

EDWIN H. SMITH, Judge.

Ryan Ruckman1 appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Gentry County distributing, pursuant to § 523.053,2 the commissioners’ award of $115,700 in a condemnation proceeding filed by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC), condemning, inter alia, a portion of real property owned by the appellant, which was subject to a deed of trust executed by the appellant and his former wife in favor of the respondent, Commerce Bank, N.A. (Commerce), securing a promissory note. In its judgment, the trial court ordered that, pursuant to a condemnation…