Genge v. City of Baraboo

The property was taken for the purpose of providing a clear zone at the end of an airport runway. The 4,800-foot runway was completed on October 2, 1968, and planes were flying from it within approximately a week from that date. The plaintiffs-appellants, Angeline Genge and Clifford K. Genge (hereinafter plaintiffs), owned property at the end of the runway which fell within the clear zone mandated by federal criteria.

Originally, in 1968, state authorities, and the respondents (hereinafter condemnors), being short of funds, believed it would not be necessary at that time to acquire more than a…