Provo City Corp. v. Knudsen

CROCKETT, Justice:

Provo City sued in eminent domain to condemn an aerial easement across 13.19 acres of a 33.37 acre tract of farm land owned by the defendant near the municipal airport. The parties agreed that the only issue for trial was as to damages. On the basis of evidence adduced for both sides, the court awarded $16,495 for the easement over the 13.19 acres; and also awarded $4,500 as severance damages resulting to the remainder of defendant’s tract.

Plaintiff appeals, attacking only the award of severance damages. It contends that under our law such damages are not awardable in…