State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Cool's Tall Tower Restaurant & Marina, Inc.

Plaintiff instituted this condemnation suit on June 13, 1978, in the Circuit Court of Camden County against defendant et al. to acquire property for state highway purposes. Defendant excepted to the $230,000 commissioners’ award. The cause was transferred to Laclede County August 6, 1979, and defendant now appeals from the August 5, 1982, judgment entered on the jury’s verdict fixing defendant’s damages at $156,000.

Acceding to plaintiff’s objections, the court nisi refused to permit the defendant’s only four expert evaluation witnesses (Bellmer, Samuelson, Gore and Ebling) to testify because…