Morgan County v. Hart

LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.

Morgan County, a municipal corporation, filed its petition in the probate court .of said county to condemn certain described lands for use as a public road. Commissioners were appointed and made an assessment of damages in the amount of $6,000. The probate court confirmed the return of the commissioners and ordered the lands condemned. Morgan Couñty appealed to the circuit court. The cause was there tried de novo, the sole issue of the trial being the amount of compensation, of damages to be awarded the landowners. Tire. jury of the. latter court found the appellees…