State v. Swarva

This is a condemnation proceeding. At issue is the amount of compensation due to property own*30ers Everett L. and Lebia Woods, whose land was condemned by the State for highway construction. In return for an agreement for immediate use and possession, RCW 8.04.090, the State offered compensation in the amount of $123,728, and deposited that amount with the court. The owners withdrew the deposit in accordance with the statute, and trial was had on the issue of just compensation.

At the trial, the State’s appraisal experts testified to just compensation on a raw acreage basis, in amounts of…