State ex rel. Hilton v. Umberger

Taylor, C.

At tbe instance of tbe commissioner of highways, tbe attorney general instituted proceedings on behalf of tbe state in tbe district court of Winona county, under sections 5397 to 5411 of tbe General Statutes of 1913, to acquire a right of way for Trunk Highway No. 3 across certain lands in that county. Commissioners appointed to *198assess the damages for the taking of these lands made their awards and filed their report on November 17, 1923. The attorney general, on behalf of the state, appealed to the district court, on December 19, 1923, from the awards made to the respondents. On…