Mooney v. City of Overland Park

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Herbert M. Mooney and Enid G. Mooney (landowners) appeal the jury’s determination of the value of their property which was taken by the City of Overland Park (City) via its eminent domain powers. The landowners challenge the district court’s exclusion of their proffered testimony about a prior sale of a portion of their land and the court’s admission of testimony about a prior appraisal. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

The property at issue is a tract of land in Overland Park of approximately 1.02 acres, which was improved with a…