Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Christie
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided May 4, 1993No. WD 46507PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TURNAGE, Judge.
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission filed a condemnation suit to take a strip of ground from Dean-Co Farms, Inc. for the widening of Route 58. The jury returned a verdict assessing Dean-Co’s damages at $5,000.00 and Dean-Co filed a motion for a new trial. The court sustained the motion for new trial and MHTC appealed. MHTC contends the trial court was without power to grant a new trial because it did so on a ground not mentioned in the motion for new trial. Reversed and remanded.
The only witness for MHTC at trial was John Martin, who qualified as an expert…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Loveless v. Locke Distributing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- State Ex Rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Jim Lynch Toyota, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
- Stretch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1983
- Sondergard v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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