Jury Awards an Oklahoma Family $2.97 Million for Loss of Home and Property to Make Way for a Turnpike

An Oklahoma family has been awarded a huge compensation by a jury after they were forced out of their home to make way for the Kickapoo Turnpike. The family did not believe they were offered a fair deal, and an Oklahoma jury unanimously agreed.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority sued to seize the Brewer’s home and acreage near Harrah back in 2018. Last week, a jury awarded the family almost $3 million in compensation.

The Brewer family’s property is now split in half after losing 46 acres to the Kickapoo turnpike. Their custom three-story home overlooking a pond is now gone.

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