State v. Anderson

This action is in the nature of an inverse condemnation proceeding as authorized under §§3-1701 and 4-214, Burns’ 1946 Repl. [being Acts 1905, ch. 48, §1, p. 59 and Acts 1925, ch. 201, §1, p. 487 respectively.]

The trial court awarded damages to appellee in the amount of $8,159.81, together with interest in the amount of $2,883.84. The State has brought this appeal from that judgment.

The facts insofar as they are here pertinent may be summarized as follows: In 1944 appellee purchased a parcel of real estate at the intersection of U. S. Highway 41 and State Highway 54 in Sullivan County for a…