Ellis v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Miller, J.:

This is ah appeal by the landowner, Delos Ellis, from an order entered approving the verdict of a jury and denying the landowner’s motion for a new trial in an eminent domain proceeding. Error is claimed in the admission of evidence offered by the condemnor, the city of Kansas City, Kansas.

Ellis was the owner of a 19-sided tract containing about 6 acres of land, lying between the Kansas Turnpike and the Union Pacific railroad property. The tract was bounded by the railroad, Matoon Creek, and Muncie Boulevard, and it was accessible by highway…