Fields v. AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO., LLC

HOOVER, EJ.

¶ 1. American Transmission Company, LLC (ATC) appeals a judgment, entered after a jury trial, setting the amount of compensation due Thomas and Jo Ann Fields for ATC's condemnation of a new high-voltage transmission line easement across the Fields' property. ATC argues the circuit court erroneously excluded evidence of ATC's existing easement rights over the Fields' property. ATC contends the jury could not accurately assess the "before" and "after" fair market values of the property because the jury was unaware the existing easement already gave ATC the right to expand the…