Big Lost River Irrigation District v. Zollinger

SMITH, Justice.

This is an eminent domain action commenced by appellant irrigation district, hereinafter called the district, to condemn an easement upon and over respondents’ land for public use as a reservoir for storage of water for irrigation purposes. The trial court made a determination in favor of the district on the issue of public convenience and necessity and the district’s entitlement to the easement, and entered judgment in favor of respondents for the value of the estate taken of $18,500, and severance damages of $26,500, from which judgment the district appealed.

The district owns…