State Highway Commissioner v. Hooker Furniture Corp.

The State Highway Commissioner of Virginia (Highway Commissioner) was granted an appeal from a final order of the trial court in this condemnation proceeding awarding the landowner, Hooker Furniture Corp., $85,740.00 as compensation for land taken and $174,-124.50 for damages to the residue of its property, a total award of $259,864.50.

The only question here is whether these awards are void because this case was tried, by agreement of the parties with the concurrence *138of the trial court, after only four trial commissioners had been appointed.

Nine persons were summoned as prospective trial…