City of St. Paul v. Rein Recreation, Inc.

OTIS, Justice.

This appeal involves a controversy between the City of St. Paul (hereafter the City) and Rein Recreation, Inc., formerly Watergate Marina, Inc., (hereafter Rein) concerning compensation for a condemned parcel of real estate along the Mississippi River in southwest St. Paul. The jury awarded $2,250,000 for the property. The City appealed contending primarily that the admission of certain evidence was error. We affirm.

In August 1969, Clayton G. Rein, Rein’s sole shareholder, president, and chairman of the board of directors, along with a partner, acquired a 24.8 acre parcel of…