In 1904, a Missouri family acquired 15 acres; 106 years later St. Louis County condemned it for Highway 141, and a $238,000 offer became a $2.1 million judgment upheld on appeal

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     In 1904, a Missouri family acquired 15 acres; 106 years later St. Louis County condemned it for Highway 141, and a $238,000 offer became a $2.1 million judgment upheld on appeal

     In 1904, a Missouri family acquired 15 acres of land in what is now Chesterfield. More than a century later, St Louis County condemned the property for a highway project, turning the land into the centre of a long legal battle over how much it was worth.