State Highway Commission v. Griffin

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

These appeals involve the same questions of law, and but one record has been abstracted. The questions relate to time of appeal from appraisement of land taken by condemnation proceedings, and power of the court with respect to rendition of judgment when no appeal has been taken.

The state highway commission w^as given power of eminent domain for highway purposes, to be exercised according to the general condemnation law. Proceedings to condemn land of the Grif*154fins were duly instituted by the state highway commission as petitioner. By…