Legal Opinion
Utah Dep't of Transp. v. Lej Invs. LLC
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided November 8, 2018No. 20160648-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MORTENSEN, Judge:
¶1 In this condemnation action, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) attempted to convince the trial court that a piece of property was nearly worthless dirt. The trial court thought more of the property, and UDOT appeals. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
¶2 UDOT filed a condemnation action to acquire a strip of land that crossed property owned by LEJ Investments LLC, Robert Bowman Consulting LLC, Craig Jensen, Richard Jensen, Carol Bowman, and Robert Bowman (collectively, LEJ). UDOT sought to obtain the land to construct a new freeway, the Mountain View Corridor (the MVC), on the…
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