Servedia v. Lawrence County

Braham, P. J.,

In this issue, framed upon an appeal from an award of viewers, plaintiff seeks to recover damages occasioned by the relocation of a section of State highway, which had previously passed along the east side of his 62-acre farm, so that the relocated highway ran between his house and barn, cutting off a parcel of four acres, including the barn, from the remainder. The jury having returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,317.66, the defendant has made a motion for a new trial.

The principal question raised by this motion can best be stated by quoting the portion…