Stewart v. City of Lincoln

This is a condemnation proceeding in which the city of Lincoln, in the exercise of its power of eminent domain, seeks to appropriate for municipal purposes a tract of 159 acres of land owned by Willard E. Stewart. For the purpose of convenience, the owner will be referred to as the plaintiff, and the city as defendant. The commissioners appointed by the county judge to determine the value of the land taken made an award to the OAvner in the sum of $15,000. From this award the plaintiff appealed to the district court, where he recovered a verdict and judgment for $29,551.06. From this judgment…