Council of San Benito County Governments v. Hollister Inn, Inc.

*478Opinion

ELIA, J.

This case involves two consolidated actions in eminent domain brought by the Council of San Benito County Governments (COG), a joint powers authority created under a joint powers agreement between the County of San Benito, the City of Hollister, and the City of San Juan Bautista, to acquire property for the Highway 25 bypass project. In the eminent domain proceedings, COG sought to condemn real property or interests in real property belonging to “Janet P. Roberts, Trustee of The Janet P. Roberts Family Trust, created under Agreement dated November 24, 1982, as amended and…