Pacific County v. North Pacific Improvement Co.

— These two actions were consolidated in the trial court for trial and for appeal. In the first case only P. J. McGowan & Sons and in the second case only the North Pacific Improvement Company are appealing.

Orders of necessity had been granted in each case, and the cases were tried in the superior court to a jury as to the damages to be paid to the respective land owners for the appropriation of a right of way through their lands for a county highway.

The land appropriated belonging to P. J. McGowan & Sons was, approximately, 8.69 acres, and that appropriated from North Pacific Improvement…