City of Kirkwood v. Venable

Action by plaintiff, a municipal corporation organized and existing under Art. 7, Chap. 38, R.S. 1939, to condemn four described lots in said city for a public park. By answer defendant Venable, the owner of the lots, alleged that because of its location the property was "not fit or suitable for public use"; that the proceeding was not brought in good faith; that the described lots were not sought "to be taken for public use and for public parks or squares for the benefit of the residents of the city," but to destroy the property, demolish the improvements, improve the immediate neighborhood…