CITY OF WASHINGTON v. KOCH

No. 33487.

456 S.W.2d 628 (1970)

CITY OF WASHINGTON, a municipal corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Wesley KOCH and Elma Koch, his wife, and Wayne Weiskopf and La Verne Weiskopf, his wife, Defendants-Respondents.

St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri.

June 12, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Politte & Poertner, Washington, for plaintiff-appellant.

William D. Kimme, Washington, for defendants-respondents.


WEIER, Commissioner.

The City of Washington instituted a condemnation proceeding to acquire Lot No. 1 of Koch's Subdivision for the purposes of erecting a water tower and drilling a well in order to meet the needs of the city for water supply and proper pressure in its water system. The elevation of the lot was one of the highest in the area. This made it particularly desirable for these purposes. Defendants Koch and Weiskopf were admittedly the owners of the lot...

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