JONAS v. STATE


19 Wis.2d 638 (1963)

JONAS and others, Respondents, v. STATE. (Highway Commission), Appellant.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 30, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by A. J. Feifarek, assistant attorney general, and Patrick L. Crooks, district attorney of Marathon County, with whom on the brief was John W. Reynolds, attorney general.

For the respondents there was a brief by Genrich, Terwilliger, Wakeen, Piehler & Conway, attorneys, and Richard J. Weber of counsel, all of Wausau, and oral argument by Herbert L. Terwilliger.


FAIRCHILD, J.

1. Unity of use. An owner of property is entitled to compensation for severance damages as well as for property actually taken.1

"In the case of a partial taking the compensation shall be determined by deducting from the value of the property immediately before the time of evaluation; its fair market value immediately after the date of evaluation, . . ."2

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