Legal Opinion
Urban Renewal Agency v. Gospel Mission Church & School
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided November 30, 1979No. 50,030PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer, J.:
At issue in this case is the proper measure of compensation for the taking by condemnation of property owned and operated exclusively for religious and educational purposes on a nonprofit basis.
The Gospel Mission Church and School was located at 1545 North Wabash in Wichita. The property taken consisted of land, a dwelling house, and a structure housing the church sanctuary and a gymnasium. There is no issue in this court as to the land or the dwelling house. The sanctuary and gymnasium consisted of a large concrete block building which had been erected in two stages. The…
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