State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Griffith

This cause is in condemnation and affects three parcels of land taken by the State for state highway purposes. The State Highway Commission and defendants, Achtenbergs, filed exceptions to the report of the commissioners appointed to assess damages. The jury found for the Achtenbergs on tract Q in the sum of $50; on tract Q3 in the sum of $10, and on tract R in the sum of $40. The State Highway Commission and the Achtenbergs filed motions for a new trial. The chief ground of complaint in the motion for new trial by the Achtenbergs was that the damages awarded were grossly inadequate and…