City of Monroe v. Hobbs

HARDY, Judge.

This is an expropriation suit in which plaintiff municipality is seeking to take property of the defendant for use in the construction of a City Hall and Civic Center. After trial there was judgment fixing the value of defendant’s property in the sum of $15,000.00, from which judgment the defendant brings this appeal.

The sole issue presented is factual and concerns the determination of the value of the property involved. We find no conflict in the legal principles relied upon by the respective parties litigant. Appellant’s principal contention is that the valuation of its…