State ex rel. Burcham v. Drainage District No. 25

STONE, Judge.

In this proceeding by Drainage District No. 48 of Dunklin County (hereinafter referred to ás the District) for condemnation of a levee right-of-way and a flowage ease-.'fiient on lands owned by J-. B. Caneer, the District appeals from a judgment for $10,-350 entered upon a jury verdict. The case comes to us on transfer from the Supreme Court because the amount in dispute is less than $7,500, it being conceded that Caneer is entitled to damages and the lowest estimate thereof being in excess of $3,000. See 271 S.W.2d 525. Caneer owned 45.12 acres of which 8.11 acres were taken for…