Utah Department of Transportation v. Coalt Inc.

Opinion

ROTH, Judge:

¶1 In connection with the construction of the Legacy Parkway Project (also known as the Legacy Highway), the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) exercised its power of eminent domain to condemn approximately sixty-five acres of property (Parcel 84) in Davis County, Utah, that Coalt Inc. owned. Following a four-day bench trial, the court ruled that UDOT had authority to condemn Coalt’s land and that Coalt, although entitled to compensation, was not entitled to any incremental increase in value attributable to the Legacy Parkway Project itself. Coalt argues on appeal…