State Highway Commission v. Greenfield

HONORABLE LeROY L. McKINNON, District Judge,

sitting in place of Mr. Justice John C. Harrison, delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The Montana State Highway Commission sought to condemn certain lands located near the eastern city limits of Helena, Montana, at the junction of U. S. 91 and U. S. ION. The land was shown to be necessary for the Interstate Highway System. The three commissioners appointed to assess the damages reported that the damages were in the sum of $57,500. The State appealed and the case was tried in November of 1961, resulting in a verdict for the defendant in the amount of…