Carpet Barn v. State Ex Rel. Department of Transportation

OPINION

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Appellants, The Carpet Barn, Kenneth MacQueen, and Haría MacQueen, appeal from a final judgment in their favor for “inverse condemnation” and severance damages, and from denial of their motion for' additur or, in the alternative, for a new trial. We reverse and remand.

In 1971, the MacQueens purchased the subject property at 3725 Redwood Road, in Salt Lake City. The MacQueens have operated a retail carpet and floor covering outlet, called “The Carpet Barn,” on the property since 1971. The property has 192 feet of frontage on the west side of Redwood Road. The State…