State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. DeTienne

This is an appeal from the District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, Sheridan County, Montana, in a highway condemnation action. A six-man jury found the defendant-appellants negligent in constructing a building as close to the highway as they did and returned a verdict for the appellants of $5,802.60 for the land taken by the State of Montana. The jury found no depreciation to the remaining property. We affirm.

The plaintiff, State of Montana, through the Department of Highways, brought an action to condemn private property owned by defendants, Victor and Vibeke DeTienne, for…