132 , series of 1937 , as amended , were not complied with , for no proper and valid negotiation to purchase the lots or to have it donated to the government was undertaken by the state before the institution of the expropriation case in court ; and that the resolution of the appraisal committee which was the basis of the amount alleged in the complaint as the fair market value of the lots to be expropriated was null and void , having been adopted contrary to legal requirements ( pp .