Anderson v. State Ex Rel. King

This is an original condemnation proceeding instituted by the State Highway Commission to assess damages for land of defendants taken for a public highway. Viewers were regularly appointed and damages were assessed in the sum of $1,700, covering the value of 113/4 acres of land actually taken in the construction of the highway diagonally across the farm of defendants, and for the resultant damage to the remainder of the farm. It appears that the original owner of the land subsequently died leaving a number of heirs at law. Certain of these heirs, representing an undivided 7/24ths interest,…