Curley v. Mayor of Jersey City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

The defendant in error (hereinafter called the city) brought condemnation proceedings against the plaintiffs in error (hereinafter called the landowners), owner and mortgagee, respectively, of lands condemned by the city for park purposes in Jersey City. The landowners appealed from the award j of the commissioners, and an issue was formed as to what amount should be paid to the landowners, which issue was tried in the Hudson County Circuit Court before a jury. The trial court admitted evidence of the price paid by the city at private sale to…