City of Maryland Heights v. Heitz

GARY M. GAERTNER, JR., Judge.

Introduction

Appellant, the City of Maryland Heights, Missouri (the City), appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, after a jury awarded damages to Respondents Robert Heitz and Loretta Tucker (Owners) in the amount of $1,809,000 as just compensation for the City’s partial taking of Owners’ property. We affirm.

Background,

In 1961, Owners purchased a 12-acre tract of land (the Heitz Property), located on the south side of Dorsett Road, just east of what is now Interstate 270 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. At the time Owners acquired the Heitz…