State Ex Rel. Ensley v. Superior Court Etc.

This is an original action asking for a writ of mandate. We denied the alternative writ.

This case has its origin in a condemnation suit filed on April 14, 1958 in the Superior Court of Marion County, Room No. 1, Cause No. C-33491. The State of Indiana in that action condemned for highway purposes a right of way in a 25 foot wide strip of land containing approximately seven-tenths (7/10) of an acre. The defendants therein were the relators, Jack R. Ensley and Beni Ensley, alleged owners of the land, the College Life Insurance Company, an alleged mortgagee, and Howard W. Pieber, alleged holder…