State Ex Rel. Department of Water Resources v. Clark

Opinion

DUNN, J.

This is an appeal by some defendants from a judgment in a condemnation action brought by the state against them and others. The properties of the appealing defendants, viewed together, totalled approximately 410 acres. Property taken by the state approximated 48 acres, leaving defendants with remainders. The jury awarded appellants approximately $51,000 for the parcels taken and $1,000 for severance damages to the remainders. As stated by appellants in their opening brief, “The major dispute here was over severance damages.”

Appellants contend that rulings made by the trial…