State ex rel. Moulton v. Burkhart

This is a condemnation suit brought by the State under the provisions of Chapter. 216 of the Public Acts of 1959 (now codified as secs. 23-1528 to 23-1541 et seq., T.C.A.). The suit was to acquire land for highway purposes. The defendants, Burkharts, are the owners of the land, while the appellant, Knoxville Concrete Pipe Company, Inc., is their lessee.

The petition averred that $114,863.00 was the amount to which the owners are entitled because of the taking and for incidental damages, etc. There was no separation of the respective values of the interests of the Burkharts and the Concrete…