1.67 Acres of Land v. State Ex Rel. Allen

CAREY, Justice.

This appeal questions an order of the Superior Court in a condemnation case granting possession of certain lands to appellee prior to a hearing on damages, and a judgment approving the award of compensation made by commissioners after trial. Appellants contend that they were prevented from showing the lack of appellee’s need for the land, and that error was made at the trial in certain evidentiary rulings.

Appellee, the State Board of Education, sought to acquire for school purposes a tract of land owned by appellants containing a total of 6.67 acres in the town of Milton,…