City of St. Louis v. Worthington

This is a condemnation proceeding instituted in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County by the city of St. Louis against James A. Worthington, now deceased, for the purpose of acquiring title to a tract of land containing 105.75 acres, owned by Worthington and situate in St. Louis County. It was necessary for the city to acquire this property in carrying out its plans for the extension of Koch Hospital, a public hospital owned and maintained by the city. The entire tract was taken and as Worthington owned no adjoining land the value of the land taken constituted the measure of the damages to be…