State ex rel. State Highway Commission v. Stotko

BRADY, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Circuit Court of Franklin County, Missouri, based on a jury verdict *65in the amount of $22,881.83 in a condemnation proceeding. The highest amount the appellant conceded respondents were entitled to as damages was $10,500.00. The amount in dispute is $12,381.83 and this court has jurisdiction. State ex rel. Burcham et al. v. Drainage District No. 25 et al., Mo., 271 S.W.2d 525.

The appellant’s first and main allegation of prejudicial error is that the trial court refused to permit the appellant to amend its petition. Since the…