Hayes v. City of Loveland

KELLY, Judge.

In this inverse condemnation suit against the City of Loveland, George L. Hayes and Dorothea M. Hayes seek damages based on the City’s reconstruction of a power line running across an easement on the Hayes’ property acquired by the City by prescription. The trial court granted the City’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal by petitioners, we affirm.

The petitioners first argue that the new power line constitutes an increased and therefore compensable burden upon their land, and that they are entitled to damages to the remainder of their property. The petitioners concede that…