City of Kechi v. Decker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is an appeal by defendant, Lester Decker, from an order of the Sedgwick District Court setting aside a jury verdict and entering judgment for the plaintiff, City of Kechi. The City cross-appeals. The City brought this action for injunctive relief in order to secure possession of a strip of land across which Mr. Decker had erected a barricade. Decker counterclaimed, contending that he was the owner of the land, and seeking the money value thereof as in an inverse condemnation proceeding.

A somewhat extended statement of the factual…