People Ex Rel. Department of Public Works v. McCullough

The People, as plaintiff, respondent and cross-appellant (hereinafter referred to as plaintiff), acting through the Department of Public Works, brought this action in eminent domain for the condemnation of a right-of-way in fee for freeway purposes against certain named defendants including William Ellis Lady, defendant, appellant and cross-respondent (hereinafter referred to as defendant), as the owner of two separate parcels of land described in the complaint as Parcels numbered 14 and 31, containing 40 acres each. The proposed freeway is routed over brush-covered and generally hilly…