Legal Opinion
Walker v. City of Hutchinson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 1956No. 13PublishedCited by 450 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Mr. Justice Black,
announced by Mr. Justice Douglas.
The appellant Lee Walker owned certain land in the City of Hutchinson, Kansas. In 1954 the City filed an action in the District Court of Reno County, Kansas, to condemn part of his property in order to open, widen, and *113extend one of the City’s streets. The proceeding was instituted under the authority of Article 2, Chapter 26 of the General Statutes of Kansas, 1949. Pursuant to § 26-201 of that statute 1 the court appointed three commissioners to determine compensation for the property taken and for any other damage…
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