Department of Transportation v. Petersen

Benham, Judge.

For the purpose of expanding a two-lane road to a four-lane highway with controlled access, appellant condemned a tract of land belonging to appellee. This appeal is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for appellee.

1. In its first enumeration of error, appellant complains of the trial court’s refusal to strike the testimony of appellee’s expert witness on the issue of value. Appellant’s chief argument is that the properties which the witness considered comparable to the subject property had unrestricted access to the highway whereas the subject property’s access is…