State by State Road Commission v. Rozzelle Et Ux.

PRATT, Justice.

Condemnee’s (Joseph W. Rozzelle’s) land lies on the state highway between Salt Lake City and Provo at the “Point of •the Mountain.” The traffic on the highway before realignment ran along the northeast side of his property; after realignment the traffic switched to the new part of the highway running across the southwest part of his land, which was the part condemned in this proceeding. Con-demnee had leased his land for gasoline station purposes. The station was constructed with a frontage on the old highway. In realigning the road a cut was dug upon the land condemned. This…