State Ex Rel. Board of Regents v. Moriarty

HUNTER, Presiding Judge.

This is a condemnation suit brought by plaintiff-appellant, the Board of Regents for the Central Missouri State College, to acquire 8½ acres of land located in the City of Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri. The named respondents-defendants, Frank T. Moriarty, Ella M. Moriarty, Mamie Moriarty Arrowood and Roy Arrowood, are the owners of the land.

The commissioners appointed by the Circuit Court of Johnson County assessed defendants’ damage in the sum of $14,000. This award was paid by plaintiff, and both plaintiff and defendants filed exceptions to the report of the…