Humphries v. State Highway Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

The landowners have appealed from an award of a jury in a eminent domain proceeding and contend the district court erred in the admission of evidence, and that the verdict was grossly inadequate and contrary to the evidence.

In early 1962, the landowners purchased a short “80” consisting of 76 acres for $13,500. The property was -unimproved and is located approximately eight miles south of Topeka on the east side of U. S. Highway 75. In February, 1962, the landowners caused extensive improvements to be made on the front or west side of the…