State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Meramec Valley Elevator, Inc.

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Defendants appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in a condemnation case. We affirm.

An easement was condemned by the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission on 6.5 acres of property in Peerless Park, Missouri. The disputed area has been owned by defendant Pacific Aggregates, Inc. (Pacific), since 1976. On March 8, 1984, Commissioners appointed by the Court awarded damages in the amount of $200,000.00. Pacific filed a motion for distribution and the entire amount of the Commissioners’ award was paid to Pacific. Pacific then filed exceptions. Thereafter, a…