Melvin Monroe reads in the newspaper that the state highway department has decided to take his property for public use. He veriﬁes the news by phoning an oﬃcial of the highway department who is involved in the project acquiring this property. ftis is a threat of condemnation.

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Melvin's reading about the condemnation in the newspaper and his conﬁrming it by phone with a public oﬃcial give him reasonable grounds to believe the property will be taken.

Melvin Monroe Reads in the Newspaper That the State Highway