Jay M. Rome Et Al v. State Highway Board

This is a land condemnation case. The State Highway Board, pursuant to 19 V. S. A. 1866, by eminent domain, took a twenty foot strip of land, together with certain slope rights, from the residential property of the appellants located in Brattleboro, Vermont. An award of $2,500 in damages was made by the State Highway Board to the appellants. An appeal from this award was taken by the appellants, under the provisions of 19 V. S. A. 231-232 to the Windham County Court. Trial was had by jury and a verdict of $3000, plus interest, was rendered for the appellants, and judgment was entered thereon. The appellants are here on their appeal from the judgment, and their exceptions to the refusal of the lower court to receive certain evidence of damages, and on certain other exceptions to the charge of the lower court on damages.