Buch v. State Highway Commission

The State Highway Commission of Wisconsin, using the procedure provided by sec. 84.09, Stats. 1955, purported to acquire from the four plaintiff-landowners certain .of their access rights to a state trunk highway. Pursuant to that statute the commission made an award of compensation to each landowner. No land was taken. The commission did not deprive the owner in each case of his entire right of access, but left untouched a preexisting driveway for each parcel of land. Each landowner believed his award was inadequate compensation and, as permitted by the statute, applied to the county judge…