Altschul v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District

EUBANK, Judge.

This is an appeal by condemnees from a judgment based upon a jury verdict in an eminent domain proceeding.

On March 7, 1967, the date of taking, the appellee which we shall refer to as the “Salt River Project” condemned a power line easement over a strip of land 130 feet wide, totaling 5.81 acres, along the westerly border of an undeveloped 70-acre tract of land owned by the appellants Julius and Blanche Altschul. The land is located at the intersection of 119th Avenue and Van Burén Street in Maricopa County. The Altschuls purchased the then-slightly-larger tract in January of…