Oklahoma Turnpike Authority v. Bacon

HALLEY, Justice.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority filed this action in the District Court of Ottawa County, against Clarence Bacon and wife to condemn 48.97 acres of defendants’ 160 acre farm for use in constructing the Turnpike. The commissioners appointed to assess the damages fixed the sum of $18,-500. The court accepted their report and ordered that amount paid into court and disbursed to the defendants.

*444Both parties demanded a jury trial. The jury returned a verdict for $21,750, and the Turnpike Authority has appealed.

The principal complaint of the Turnpike Authority is that the verdict and…