City of Joplin v. Flinn

GARRISON, Judge.

This is a condemnation action filed by the City of Joplin, Missouri (City) against Appellants (Defendants) in which it sought to acquire property identified as 1930 Bird. The property included a two-story home which had been in the family of Defendant Rob Flinn since 1943. A jury returned a $40,000 verdict for Defendants on the trial of their exceptions to the commissioners’ award. Defendants appeal from the judgment entered on that verdict.

On this appeal, Defendants contend that the trial court erred in permitting the testimony of two of the City’s witnesses because they…