Skelly Oil Co. v. Urban Renewal Agency

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This is an appeal by the landowner from a judgment rendered on a jury award in an eminent domain proceeding.

On April 15, 1969, the condemning authority, Urban Renewal Agency of Topeka, acquired title to the land in question, located at 209 West Tenth Street in Topeka, for the development known as the Capitol Area Plaza Complex. The landowner, a major oil company, being dissatisfied with the appraisers’ award of $97,000, appealed to the district court. At trial the landowner used two expert witnesses upon the issue of valuation and the…