State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Pinson

OPINION

By the Court,

Badt, J.:

This is an appeal by condemnees from a condemnation judgment and order and from the order denying a new trial. Appellants assert a total failure of proof to support the judgment, both as to the necessity for the taking and as to the compensation. They also contend that they have been deprived of their property without due process of law and without just compensation.

The property condemned, as well as the parcel severed, comprised portions of lands that had been owned by the Pinson family for a great many years and operated by them as a cattle ranch. Portions of…