Smith v. Linmar Energy Corp.

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Plaintiffs/appellants Carl N. Smith and Dawna LaVerne Smith (“Smiths”) appeal from a money judgment in their favor. The Smiths claim the trial court incorrectly assessed the damages due them as a result of the defendant/appellee Linmar Energy Corporation’s (“Linmar Energy”) placement of an oil well, battery storage tank, and road on the Smiths’ property pursuant to an oil and gas lease. We affirm.

The Smiths are owners of a fee interest in 20 acres of land located adjacent to the city limits of Altamont in Duchesne County. Linmar Energy is the lessee under an oil and gas…