A. B. Hudson & Fairway Oil, Inc. v. City of Shawnee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is a condemnation case. A.B. Hudson and Fairway Oil, Inc., (landowners) appeal an award for the taking of permanent and temporary easements. The City of Shawnee (City) cross-appeals the trial court’s pretrial ruling that the City acquired the right to deny access to the property during the entire two-year term of the temporary easement.

The landowners own property in Shawnee, Kansas, upon which they operate a service station. The property is in the southwest quadrant of the intersection of 75th and Switzer Streets. Originally there were…