Davidson v. Tarpon Whitetail Gas Storage, LLC

IRVING, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. On July 29, 2009, Tarpon Whitetail Gas Storage, LLC (Tarpon) filed a complaint to acquire by eminent domain an easement to store natural gas in a depleted gas reservoir 3,400 feet below ground. The appellants, whom we will refer to collectively as the “Blanchards” for purposes of this opinion, each own a fractional interest in a twenty-five-acre tract of land above the reservoir. Following a trial in the Monroe County Special Court of Eminent Domain, a jury awarded the Blanch-ards $13,000 as just compensation for the partial taking of the easement.

¶ 2. Feeling…