Douglas County v. MEYERS

This is an action brought by the plaintiff to exercise its right of eminent domain by condemning a strip of land containing 3.17 acres through the land of the defendants. The jury returned a verdict for the sum of $4,250, with interest, and from the judgment entered thereon by the circuit court the defendants have appealed.

The defendants assign as error the admission of the testimony of the plaintiff’s witness, P. K. DeShields. The sole objection to his evidence arises as follows:

“Q Now, what would be your opinion as to the market value of this property on April 13th or April 14, 1950, after…