City of Wichita v. Jennings

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This appeal stems from landowners’ dissatisfac tion with an award in a condemnation proceeding. The landowners appealed from the appraisers’ award and have now appealed to this court from the verdict of the jury in the district court.

The foundation facts may be briefly stated.

On April 1, 1964, the City of Wichita condemned certain land owned by appellants for the construction of Interstate Highway 35. The original land consisted of approximately 2.8 acres located on the east side of K-15, a four lane highway, and south of Wassal Street. The…