State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Thelnor, Inc.

WEIER, Judge.

This is a condemnation proceeding instituted by the State Highway Commission of Missouri in connection with the widening of U.S. Highway 66TR (Lindbergh Boulevard) in St. Louis County, Missouri. The land taken was a narrow strip abutting the westerly edge of the highway a distance of 933.33 feet. In area it constituted .435 acre. The entire tract before the taking consisted of 3.951 acres. Damages in the amount of $14,500.00 were awarded by the commissioners. After exceptions were filed, a trial in the circuit court resulted in a jury verdict in the sum of $8,900.00, some…