Utah Road Commission v. Hansen

CROCKETT, Justice.

Action in eminent domain to condemn and acquire 1.84 acres of an 18.06 acre tract of land owned by the defendants Hansen on the north side of 21st South- Street between 6th and 7th West in Salt Lake City for use in widening and improving that arterial highway.

The right to acquire the property by condemnation was not questioned. The trial went forward with the defendants irr effect as plaintiffs with the burden of establishing their damages. 1 From a jury-verdict awarding defendants $21,500 for the land taken and $3,400 as severance damages to the remaining land they appeal,…