Leathem Smith Lodge, Inc. v. State

This is an appeal by the State of Wisconsin from a judgment awarding damages to Lea-thern Smith Lodge for the condemnation of a portion of its property for highway purposes. The state’s principal argument on appeal is that the trial court erroneously excluded the opinion evidence of its appraisers based upon the income and net profits of the Leathern Smith Lodge. We conclude that the trial court, utilizing appropriate standards, properly exercised its discretion in the exclusion of the evidence. We affirm.

The state’s brief is replete with citations and authority tending to show that the trial…