Facts

Plaintiff Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority (Three Rivers) brought an action against defendant Danna Investment to take 56.29 acres of a 298 acre parcel owned by defendant by the power of eminent domain. Three Rivers intended to use the property for flood control improvements which consisted of a setback levy on the Feather River.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
The plaintiff valued the property at $725,900 and asserted that the defendant's valuation of the land relied on sales that were out of date.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The defendant valued the property at $1.6 million.

Result

The jury found that the property taken was worth $1,266,525.