Department of Public Works & Buildings v. Lewis

Mr. Chirr Justicr Dunn

delivered the opinion of the court:

The Department of Public Works and Buildings filed a petition in the circuit court of Jasper county to condemn for use as a public highway a strip of land belonging to John and Barbara Lewis, 63 feet wide and 1387 feet long, containing 1.91 acres. The owners filed a cross-petition for damages to land not taken. Upon a trial the jury awarded them $105.05 as compensation for the land taken and $200 as damages to land not taken. From the judgment rendered on the verdict the defendants have appealed.

The land was sought to be condemned as a…