Taylor v. State Highway Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by The state highway commission commenced an eminent domain
proceeding to condemn land, including three adjoining tracts
belonging to appellees, for the purpose of widening and
[182 Kan. 398]
realigning U.S. highway 283 north of Englewood. Appellees, the
landowners, appealed from the award of the court-appointed
appraisers and the jury returned a verdict in excess of that
award. The trial court approved the verdict and rendered judgment
thereon. The commission immediately appealed therefrom and filed
a motion for new trial. This motion was overruled and the
commission also appealed from that ruling. The commission
requested consolidation of the former appeal, No. 40,781, with
the latter appeal, No. 40,875, for presentation to this court,
which motion was allowed.