City of Springfield v. Thompson Sales Co.

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

The Thompsons appeal the judgment awarding them $2,543,000 for 5.5 acres of property they owned in downtown Springfield that was condemned for use as a city park by the City of Springfield. They allege that reversible error occurred when the City stated during voir dire that some of the jurors might believe that their taxes would go up as a result of the award to the Thompsons. They further allege that this error was compounded by the City’s comments during voir dire that some people appeal the amount offered initially in condemnation because they are greedy and by…