Krutiak v. Town of Cheshire

In this eminent domain case we consider the standards for valuation of land enhanced by its capacity to furnish a public water supply. In April of 1998, the defendant town of *388Cheshire (town) made a partial taking of a rural tract of approximately twenty acres owned by the plaintiffs David and Karen Krutiak (Krutiaks or plaintiffs). The town took the eastern half of the tract (parcel two) comprised of 10.078 acres and an access easement for a roadway over the western half (parcel one) of the tract. The purpose of the taking was the creation of a new groundwater well supply for the…