Wood River Pipeline Co. v. Sommer

PUDLOWSKI, Judge.

The appellant, Wood River Pipeline Company (“Wood River”) appeals from a jury award in the amount of $40,000 in favor of the respondents, William and Barbara Som-mer.

The respondents operate a vegetable farm on a twenty acre parcel of land in St. Charles County, Missouri. In 1981 Wood River condemned a fifty foot easement running diagonally across the Sommer’s property in order to construct and maintain an oil pipeline. Commissioners were appointed pursuant to Section 523.040, RSMo (1978) and assessed damages resulting from the condemnation at $9,000. Both parties filed…