State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Jacob

WESTHUES, C.

In September, 1949, the State Highway Commission instituted proceedings to condemn a strip of land several miles in length lying north of St. Charles Rock Road, which at that point is a part of U. S. Highway 40, in St. Louis County, Missouri. The strip of land condemned was formerly used by the St. Louis Public Service Company as a streetcar right of way. In 1948 the Public Service Company abandoned the right of way. Exceptions were filed to the report of the Commissioners and the question for decision on this appeal is who are the owners of the land lying north of and adjacent to…