Condemnation of Land for School Purposes Ridglea, Inc. v. Unified School District No. 305

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

This is an appeal by the landowner from a jury award in an eminent domain proceeding.

On October 29, 1968, Unified School District No. 305 instituted a condemnation proceeding to acquire a tract of land consisting of 19.81 acres owned by Ridglea, Inc. for school purposes. Both sides, being dissatisfied with the appraiser’s award of $42,800, appealed to the district court. The appeals were consolidated, and the case tried to a jury, resulting in a verdict for $36,600 (which did not include the stipulated sum of $965 for damages to growing…