State v. Green

Condemnees appeal a judgment granting compensation. They urge certain testimony should have been excluded by the trial court. We agree and reverse.

Appellants own real property located in King County, Washington. The State sought their property for highway construction and began a condemnation action in 1972. The case was originally tried in 1973; however, for reasons irrelevant here, the appellants were granted a new trial. This appeal results from that trial.

Prior to the second trial, the legislature enacted Laws of 1974, 1st Ex. Sess., ch. 79, §§ 1-6, which permit condemnees to defer the…