County of Los Angeles v. Bitter

HANSON, J. pro tem.—-

The case below was instituted by plaintiff-respondent county of Los Angeles to condemn, for a public use, a real property consisting of 80 acres owned by defendant-appellants. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants in the sum of $22,052.25, upon which judgment was entered. The highest value ascribed to the property on the part of witnesses for the plaintiff was $5,600; on the part of witnesses for the defendants it was $44,000. The defendants having refused to consent that the judgment be reduced to $10,000, the trial court vacated the judgment and ordered a new…