State Highway Department v. Wilson

As I understand the ruling of the majority in the Woodside 'case it simply means that where a condemnor has taken or damaged private property without the payment or tender of just compensation within the time for appeal, he can proceed no- further with an appeal. There is mo law in this State making the payment or tender a prerequisite for a condemnor’s appeal. The only constitutional or statutory safeguard is that property shall not be taken or damaged without tender or payment of compensation. I yield to no man in my adherence to the constitutional rights of citizens. At the same time I do…