City of Los Angeles v. Morris

This action was brought by the plaintiff to condemn land and take the same for public use for the opening, widening and extending of Fifth Street in the city of Los Angeles. The defendant Annie F. Young is the owner of land through which the extended street will run. Under the condemnation proceedings she is entitled to compensation for that part of her land taken for street purposes, and separately to compensation for damages to her adjoining land not taken for the public use. She appeals from the interlocutory judgment, entered pursuant to the verdict of a jury which assessed said…