Schneider v. State

Plaintiffs owned approximately 55 acres of land adjacent to Sun Prairie, abutting State Highway 151 on the south and Thompson Road on the east. Thompson Road and State Highway 151 intersected at the southeast corner of plaintiffs’ property.

In 1956, under the provisions of sec. 84.25, Stats., the state of Wisconsin designated State Highway 151 a controlled-access highway under the police power. Subsequent to 1956, access to State Highway 151 from the Schneider property was permitted by private permit and via Thompson Road by public highway permit. On April 23, 1968, the state acquired 3.29…