City of Branson v. Estate of LaFavre

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

The City of Branson and Taney County, Missouri, (Plaintiffs) filed this partial-taking condemnation case to obtain land and easements they needed to widen a road adjacent to Andrew Gugar, Jr.’s (Defendant’s) land. Plaintiffs alleged that the widening of the road, together with other improvements, specially benefited Defendant’s remaining land such that the land *757increased in value beyond any damages caused by the taking. Accordingly, Plaintiffs contended that Defendant was not entitled to any damages. The trial court disagreed. Following a bench trial, the trial judge…