Sowers v. Schaeffer

I concur in both paragraphs of the syllabus and in the judgment in this case, but in so doing I deem it proper to express iny views as to some of the procedural steps necessary to be taken to meet legal requirements in such cases.

I concur in the view that, under ordinary circumstances, all persons who have interests in a single parcel or tract of land held in fee under a single legal title may be made parties defendant in an action to appropriate the property for public use and a lump sum award may be made to the owners of the various rights and interests incident to the property. Thus in a…