State Ex Rel. Road Commission v. Noble

WORTHEN, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment upon a verdict of a jury awarding defendants $150,000. Interest in the sum of $7,321.05, being interest on said $150,000 from date of occupancy by plaintiff at 8% per annum, was added.

The State of Utah through its State Road Commission brought this action to condemn approximately 8.1 acres of land belonging to defendants in Salt Lake and Davis Counties for highway purposes. The only question for determination is this: Does the evidence support the jury’s verdict?

The evidence reveals that the property in question located between U. S. Highway 91 and the…