Acheson v. Winnebago County Highway Committee

Pursuant to sec. 84.09, Stats. 1957, on April 25, 1958, the Winnebago County Highway Committee made an award of compensation for taking appellant’s land for highway purposes. Sec. 84.09 (2), Stats. 1957, gave appellant the right within two years to apply to the county judge for him to appraise the value of the land so taken. The 1959 legislature changed the statutes by ch. 639, Laws of 1959, published February 5, 1960, and effective April 5, 1960. On April 22, 1960, appellant applied to the county judge for him to determine the value of the land taken. The 1959 statutes were thus in effect…