State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Sisk

HOWARD, Judge.

Danny and Lilly Mann appeal from a judgment awarding them $85,000.00 in damages for property acquired through condemnation by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (“the MHTC”). The Manns contend that the trial court erred by failing to strike a venireperson for cause, by striking their appraiser’s testimony regarding comparable sales of other properties, by allowing the MHTC to cross-examine Mr. Mann about his prior statements at a commissioners’ hearing, and by sustaining pretrial motions in limine filed by the MHTC.

This case began when the MHTC filed a petition…