Goodwin v. City of Kansas City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an appeal by the City of Kansas City, Kansas, from the trial court’s finding that the City had taken plaintiffs Goodwins’ property without due process of law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, and from the award of damages therefrom.

In 1983 James and Stasia Goodwin purchased two contiguous tracts of residentially zoned land north of K-32 highway, within the city limits of Kansas City. The land was purchased for the purpose of supplying fill dirt for construction.

Before purchasing the land, James…