Housing & Redevelopment Authority v. Kieffer Bros. Investment & Construction Co.

Murphy, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying the motion of petitioner, Housing and Redevelopment Authority of the City of St. Paul, for a new trial in a proceeding initiated by the Authority to condemn real estate of Kieffer Brothers Investment and Construction Company for inclusion in an urban renewal project. The commissioners appointed by the court placed a gross valuation of $375,000 upon the property. In appeals from the commissioners’ award, the Authority alleged that the fair market value of the property was $236,000 and the owners contended that its fair market…