State Ex Rel. Ordway v. Buchanan

HOLOHAN, Justice.

The Court of Appeals, Division One, affirmed a judgment awarding defendant Walter Buchanan $110,000 for property taken and $37,500 for severance damages in a condemnation action filed by the State. State of Arizona ex rel. Ordway v. Buchanan, 154 Ariz. 155, 741 P.2d 288 (App. 1986). We granted the State’s petition for review to address four issues:

1) Did the Court of Appeals err in affirming the trial court's decision to allow the jury to consider evidence valuing the part taken as a separate and distinct unit?

2) Did the Court of Appeals err in affirming the trial court’s…