Allen v. Urban Renewal Agency

The opinion of the court was delivered by This is an appeal from the trial court's order vacating the
verdict and granting the Urban Renewal Agency, the condemner, a
new trial. The facts are briefly summarized: The Urban Renewal Agency
commenced this proceeding to condemn land on East Fourth Street
in the city of Topeka upon which a two-story brick building,
approximately 60 years old, was located. Appraisers were
appointed by the court, who made an award to the landowner in the
sum of $14,300. The landowner, and the tenant who occupied the
first floor of the building, appealed to the trial court where
the proceeding was tried to a jury in a single action. Expert
witnesses testified for both the condemner and the landowner and
the tenant, and the jury returned a verdict that the property had
a value of $21,000.