JAMES MADISON DEV. CORP. v. STATE

No. 169.

48 Wis.2d 629 (1970)

180 N.W.2d 597

JAMES MADISON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Appellant, v. STATE OF WISCONSIN BY CITY OF MADISON LAND ACQUISITION BOARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided November 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs and oral argument by Aubrey R. Fowler of Madison.

For the respondent there was a brief by Edwin Conrad, Madison city attorney, and Robert T. Semrad, principal assistant city attorney, and oral argument by Mr. Semrad.


WILKIE, J.

The primary issue presented on this appeal is whether there is any credible evidence to sustain the jury's verdict. There is. The test for our review in a condemnation award case of this sort has been well settled in Weeden v. Beloit:1

"In reviewing a jury verdict this court need only consider that evidence which supports the verdict. It is also clearly a rule of this court that a verdict should not be disturbed...

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