Tulsa County Drainage Dist. No. 12 v. Stroud

On March 4, 1944, plaintiff, Tulsa county drainage district No. 12, instituted a condemnation proceeding in the district court of Tulsa county seeking to condemn a right of way for a drainage ditch in the nature of a perpetual easement across the south 80 feet of a tract of land belonging to the defendant, Melton L. Stroud. Defendant, after commissioners had been appointed and made an award of $360, demanded a jury trial, which was duly had, and a verdict rendered for defendant for $2,500. The trial court approved the verdict and rendered judgment for defendant accordingly, and plaintiff…