State Ex Rel. State Highway Commission v. Donnes

Adeline Donnes, the owner of ranch land in Yellowstone County, appeals for a judgment of the Yellowstone County District Court, entered on the basis of a jury verdict awarding her $ 10,653.38 for land condemned by the State of Montana.

The landowner asks for a new trial on three grounds. She contends first, that the trial court erred in refusing her testimony as to the depreciation in value to the land remaining after the take; second, that the trial court erred in refusing her testimony as to an alleged comparable sale; and third, that the jury failed to award her damages for what she…