State ex rel. Miller v. Wells Fargo Bank

OPINION

GARBARINO, Judge.

¶ 1 The State appeals from the jury’s award of severance damages to Wells Fargo Bank of Arizona (the Bank) to compensate for property taken to facilitate construction of the northwest section of the Outer Loop Freeway (the freeway) in the Phoenix area. The State asserts that the trial court erred by not granting its motions for a directed verdict or its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). The State also claims that it is entitled to a new trial because the trial court erroneously admitted evidence and improperly instructed the jury. We affirm.

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