United States v. 4.70 Acres of Land, More or Less In the County of Pennington, State of South Dakota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA WESTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CIV. 15-5055-JLV Plaintiff, ORDER vs. 4.70 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, IN THE COUNTY OF PENNINGTON, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, and SHARON NORMAN, Defendants. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff United States filed a motion seeking to exclude testimony by defendant Sharon Norman that “residential development” is the “highest and best use” of the property which is the subject of this eminent domain proceeding. (Docket 47). Ms. Norman resists the government’s motion. (Docket 50). For the reasons stated below, the…