People v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co.

Opinion

EVANS, J.

In this eminent domain proceeding, we consider whether the trial court properly construed defendant’s1 (Southern Pacific Transportation Company) interest in the land and correctly applied appropriate valuation standards in determining the award of damages. We have concluded that the interest taken by the state was properly categorized and correctly valued.

Plaintiff, State of California, Department of Transportation (Caltrans), sought to condemn land in Sacramento for use as Highway 50. A portion of the land needed was a strip approximately 6,380 feet long, averaging *32021 feet in…