677.50 Acres of Land in Marion County v. United States

How later courts describe this case

• grossly improper argument required new trial as to damages only; substantial evidence supported jury verdict on liability
• testimony about plaintiffs out-of-court statements concerning rat bite competent “on the question of notice of time and place of accident”
• expenditure of 3 million dollars for nationwide magazine and newspaper advertisements
• must be a nexus between the alleged interest and the property taken