State v. Doom

This appeal is from a condemnation proceeding in connection with the acquisition of additional lands for the use of the state university, as authorized by chapter 137, Acts of the Thirty-Seventh Legislature.

The commissioners appointed assessed the damages for the property in question at $44,-500. The state and appellees, Mrs. Nellie Doom. and her husband, D. H. Doom, contested the award. A hearing of the matter was had before ’ a jury upon the following special issue:

“What is the fair market value of the property described in plaintiff’s petition?”

The jury’s answer to the question was…