Legal Opinion
Savage v. American Transmission Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 16, 2013No. 2012AP137PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReilly, J.
¶ 1. This case addresses the determination of just compensation when an easement is taken by eminent domain. An easement provides a nonpossessory right to enter and use land in the possession of another that obligates the landowner not to interfere with the uses authorized by the easement. See Restatement (Third) of Prop.: Servitudes § 1.2 (2000). American Transmission Company, LLC ("ATC") took an easement on John Savage's property. Savage requested that a jury determine the amount of compensation he was due for the taking.
*135¶ 2. By statute, a jury is to arrive at a just compensation figure by…
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