State Highway Commissioner v. Woodman

This case involves a controversy arising in connection with condemnation proceedings instituted by the State highway commissioner to obtain certain land in Van Burén county for highway purposes. In the course of said proceeding a petition was presented to the probate court of said county for the appointment of commissioners to determine the compensation to be paid for the property that had been taken. Said order, after naming the commissioners, indicated the scope of their duties in the following language:

“To (1) determine before the acquisition, the market value of the parcel or tract from…