States v. 685.2 Acres of Land in Lake County

This appeal pertains to an award for two parcels of land designated as 121 and 122 in a condemnation proceeding. The government used one witness, an expert appraiser, to establish -the market value of the parcels in question. This expert testified that their value was $50 and $125 respectively. No evidence was introduced by the defendants. The jury did not view the property. The jury returned a verdict for $100 for parcel 121 and $250 for parcel 122. From a judgment entered on such verdict, the government appealed.

The only question before us is whether the judgment can stand in face of the…