State Ex Rel. Humprey v. Briggs

OPINION

PETERSON, Judge.

A jury awarded respondent Garold E. Briggs damages of $475,000 for land taken by appellant State of Minnesota. The state appeals from the judgment and the trial court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, a new trial or remittitur. The state claims the trial court erred by admitting evidence of proposed development plans for Briggs’ property because the use was prohibited by a zoning ordinance. Briggs seeks review of the trial court’s denial of his motion for compound interest. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further…