Courteaus, Inc. v. State, Department of Highways Ex Rel. Spannaus

ROGOSHESKE, Justice.

This is a consolidated appeal by two adjoining landowners from a refusal of the trial court to issue writs of mandamus to commence condemnation proceedings to compensate them for diminution of value in their real property upon their claim of a constitutional taking of their right of access to Interstate Highway No. 94 (1-94). We hold, contrary to petitioners’ principal contention, that our prior decision upholding a compensable taking of lands situated about 2 blocks east of the subject properties in Johnson Bros. Grocery v. State, Dept. of Highways, 304 Minn. 75, 229…