State ex rel. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission v. Bank of St. Ann

REINHARD, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by the State Highway Commission of' Missouri (now Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission, and “Commission” hereinafter), from a condemnation proceeding in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County. The Commission filed suit on February 20, 1973, to acquire land owned by respondents Bernard and Rosemary Dugan. The Dugans leased part of this property to Eller Outdoor Advertising Company, also a party, for purposes of displaying a billboard sign to travelers on the adjacent interstate highway, 1-70.

An order of condemnation was issued. Commissioners…