Simmons v. State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission

MARDEN, Justice.

On appeal. This is a complaint for land damage occasioned' by the taking of a portion of plaintiff’s land devoted to a trailer park, and the imposition of slope and drainage easements on a portion of the plaintiff’s remaining land. The jury viewed the premises.

Plaintiff-owner testified to the before and after value of his property based upon a history of his development of the tract, improvements thereto, loss of trees and his prevention, by this taking, of continued development and loss of income. This testimony was offered in direct examination and explored on cross…