Morton v. State

These two claims were tried together without consolidation pursuant to an order of this court made on January 2,1957. In claim No. 32839 claimants seek recovery of damages for appropriation of about 10.122 acres of land and a permanent easement over about 0.325 acres of land. In claim No. 34235 claimants seek recovery of damages for the appropriation of a temporary easement over about 0.457 acres of land.

Prior to any taking by the State, claimants owned a plot of land in the shape of an irregular triangle containing about 23 acres. The northerly boundary ran along an area about 1,547 feet on…