0.958 Acres, More or Less v. State

OPINION

MOORE, Justice.

The State condemned an approximately 100-foot-wide strip of the Parrishes’ land to build a controlled access highway. Included in the condemned land was a 33-foot-wide strip to which the State already owned a section line right-of-way. At the time of the condemnation, the Parrishes’ land and the right-of-way were undeveloped.

The superior court awarded $0.40 per square foot for the condemned land other than the land within the right-of-way, and nominal damages of $300 for the condemned fee interest in the land underlying the right-of-way.

The Parrishes appeal. They seek…