City of Decatur v. Finley

The city of Decatur was proceeding to improve one of its highways known as the ‘‘Old Danville Road.” Appellee here appealed from the assessment toy the city council to the circuit couz-t. In the circuit court, the jury impaneled to assess the increased value of appellee’s contiguous property by reason of the improvement, proceeding- according to the court’s instruction, returned a verdict as follows: “We the jury finds for the plaintiff [meaning, as we interpolate, the city] and fix the damages at $3,100.00 principal and $877.30 interest.” The assessment against appellee’s property by the…