City of Winston-Salem v. Wells

The only questions presented by this appeal are whether the respondents are entitled to interest; and, if so, on what amount, and from what date. The petitioner deposited in the clerk’s office $2,860 for the property taken. The respondents objected on the ground the deposit was inadequate. Subsequent trial and judgment sustained their contention and fixed the amount of just compensation at $10,000. The respondents could not have accepted the deposit without exposing themselves to the charge that they had settled the controversy. “True, ihe respondent was not obligated to accept the amount,…