State v. Olsen

OPINION

By the Court,

Badt, J.:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court assessing damages in favor of respondent Olsen resulting from the taking of a parcel of land owned by her, and in favor of respondent Hadley for the taking of an easement owned by him over a portion of the parcel taken from Mrs. Olsen. The easement referred to was used for access to a larger parcel which Hadley leased from Olsen. Thus the question of the value of the taken access became the question or issue of the reduction of the value of the Hadley lease. Condemnation was sought of a parcel of land fronting…