Bofysil v. Department of State Highways

In the fall of 1961, the State Highway Department began construction of a section of Interstate Highway 1-96. Prior to and preparatory to construction, the department had acquired several parcels of land including a 62-acre parcel called the Bishop Parcel. Originally, the department had planned to condemn or purchase only 35 acres of this Bishop Parcel which were needed for the highway right-of-way. Subsequently, however, the department decided to purchase 22 additional acres for borrow purposes (i.e., for the removal of sand and gravel). Five acres were used as a disposal area and for a road…