Frawley Ranches, Inc. v. Lasher

ZASTROW, Justice.

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment which granted a right-of-way across appellant’s property to intervenors’ isolated tract of land and awarded appellant $1,800 as compensation for the land taken for the right-of-way. We reverse the trial court’s judgment as it relates to the compensation awarded appellant.

FACTS

Intervenors, A. J. and Karen Thybo, are the owners of a tract of land which appellant concedes is “isolated” within the meaning of SDCL 31-22-1. Intervenors were unable to reach an agreement with appellant, Frawley Ranches, Inc., for the purchase of a…