Utah Court of Appeals 2014 UT App 30 (Click for Full Text of Opinion) February 6, 2014 In a condemnation proceeding which has lingered for over 20 years, the Utah Court of Appeals agreed that the property owner may not amend its original answer to include a new claim that more property was being taken than was identified in the …
Schroeder Investments, LC v. Edwards & UDOT
Supreme Court of Utah 2013 UT 25 (Click for full text of Opinion) May 3, 2013 The Utah Supreme Court considered an application of the “more necessary public use” provision of Utah’s eminent domain statute, and rejected an expanded version of the so-called “compatible use exception” to that provision. Schroeder Investments hoped to develop its property but needed a …