{
  "id": 6439145,
  "title": "Missouri family rejected $238,000 for its land; court awarded them $2.1 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/missouri-family-rejected-238-000-for-its-land-court-awarded-them-2-1",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:27:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-1904-a-missouri-family-acquired-15-acres-106-years-later-st-louis-county-condemned-it-for-highway-141-and-a-238000-offer-became-a-2-1-million-judgment-upheld-on-appeal/articleshow/133968882.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Missouri family's 15-acre property, bought in 1904, became the centre of a long eminent domain dispute after St. Louis County acquired it for a highway project. A jury valued the land at $1.3 million, while the court added $650,000 in heritage value and interest, taking the judgment to about $2.1 million. The Missouri Supreme Court later upheld the award.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}