Silver Bow County v. Hafer

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a preliminary order of condemnation entered in the district court, Silver Bow County, wherein the County exercised its power of eminent domain to condemn 3.64 acres of- defendants’ land.

The facts of the case are: On October 15, 1970, Silver Bow County initiated an action to condemn 3.64 acres of defendant’s land for the purpose of improving the Bert Mooney Silver Bow County Airport. Defendants’ land was needed to establish a “clear zone” at the end of the runway to comply with the present regulations of the…