State Highway Commission v. Grant

It is apparent from a reading of the record, from the petition and appeal filed, and from the briefs in this court, that Cronin’s main objective throughout this proceeding has been to have a jury determination of the necessity of acquiring the lands in question. It has been his contention throughout that the lands are being acquired by the city of Janesville and that his constitutional rights have been violated because there has been no such jury determination.

His contention would be correct if the proceeding were by the city of Janesville. However, the determination of necessity was made by…