Bembinster v. State

Mrs. Bembinster owned approximately 46.92 acres of land in Marathon county west of the city of Wausau. The land was situated south of Highway 29 and west of Highway 51 bypass. Part of this land was needed by the state for an interchange at the junction of Highways 29 and 51. The land was divided by the Chicago & North Western Railway right-of-way, which ran approximately east and west. Approximately 39.18 acres lay north of the tracks and 7.74 to the south. After the taking by the respondent state of Wisconsin on December 28, 1968, there was left 8.85 acres north of the tracks and two parcels…