State ex rel. Pack v. Walker

Mr. Chiee Justice BurNett

delivered the opinion of the Court.

This cause is under consideration by this Court on a petition for writ of certiorari which we have granted and subsequently heard argument upon.

The relevant events out of which this appeal originated concern condemnation proceedings which were instituted by the petitioner against the respondents to condemn certain property for highway purposes. Upon the respondents’ rejection of the petitioner’s appraised valuation of the land to be condemned, a jury trial was had to determine the amount of compensation to which the respondents were…