City of Mulberry v. Edwards

John A. Fogleman, Justice.

Appellant attacks a jury verdict awarding appellees $13,000 as just compensation for the taking of 42.3 acres of land out of a tract of 140 acres, for creation of a lake for the water supply of Mulberry, as excessive and without substantial evidentiary support. We affirm.

Robert Geliy, who had lived in Crawford County all of his 58 years, had been a real estate broker and appraiser for 18 years. His qualifications as an expert on real estate values were enumerated. No objection was made to his qualification as an expert. He appraised the Edwards property, after having…