Denman v. Colorado Interstate Gas Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

This was a proceeding to condemn a right-of-way across a quarter section of land for a gas pipe line. Appraisers were appointed and made an award. The owner appealed to the district court. From that judgment in the district court the condemner has appealed and the owner has cross-appealed.

The facts are substantially as follows: The right-of-way was *181154.7 rods long and 50 feet wide. It extended diagonally across the northwest corner of the quarter and contained 2.93 acres. It ran within 200 feet of some of the owner’s outbuildings and…