State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Parker

HYDE, Presiding Judge.

Condemnation of land for state highway; verdict and judgment for defendants for $65,000.00 from which they have appealed. Commissioners awarded defendants $80,-317.00 and both defendants and the State Highway Commission (hereinafter called Commission) filed exceptions. The evidence as to damages ranged from $54,400.00 shown by Commission to $111,213.25 shown by defendants so that under Sec. 3, Art. V, Constitution, V.A.M.S., jurisdiction is in this Court.

All of defendants’ land was taken so that the sole issue was the value of the land, which had a frontage on a highway…