State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Scott

FLANIGAN, Judge.

The State Highway Commission brought this action to condemn 1.65 acres of a tract of land owned by defendants Sylvester R. Sutter and Mary Katherine Sutter. The land is located in Lebanon, Missouri, in the northeast quadrant of the “1 — 44, Highway 5 Interchange.” The area of the entire tract, before the taking, was 2.66 acres. The area remaining after the taking is 1.01 acres. Defendants filed exceptions to the report of the commissioners, who had awarded defendants $46,000. At the trial, the jury awarded defendants $99,375. Judgment was entered for the additional $53,375,…