State v. Walker

MERRILL, Jxxstice.

This appeal by the State of Alabama is from a jury verdict of $48,750.00 in a condemnation suit for highway purposes in favor of appellees, Walker et al., the owners, and appellee York, the lessee, who operated a neighborhood grocex'y store on the premises. A motion for a new trial was overruled.

The only question presented to the jury was the amount of compensation and damages dxxe appellees. The State’s evidence on this question ranged from $9,250 to $18,000; that of the appellees ranged from $36,700 to $40,000. There was no evidence to support a finding of $48,750, the…