State, Etc. v. Tolliver

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Vigo County in proceedings brought by appellees, Leland W. Tolliver and Opal Tolliver, wherein they alleged the taking of land by appellants without condemnation, in that a county road was closed so that a limited access interstate highway could be established. A jury rendered a verdict in favor of appellees and awarded them $13,500 as damages plus interest.

The facts most favorable to appellees are as follows: Appellees owned real estate located on a county gravel road in Vermillion County, known as Foster Road, near the little town…