STATE EX REL. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. HAAPANEN

No. 5561.

448 P.2d 703 (1968)

The STATE of Nevada on relation of its DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Arvo HAAPANEN and Sita Haapanen, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 30, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harvey Dickerson, Atty. Gen., William M. Raymond, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for appellant.

Close & Bilbray, Las Vegas, for respondents.


OPINION

ZENOFF, Justice.

The State of Nevada through its Department of Highways commenced a condemnation action against Arvo Haapanen and Sita Haapanen, owners of certain land in Las Vegas. Through its right of eminent domain the state sought a portion of the land together with access rights for use in connection with a downtown expressway. The parties had agreed that the sum of $1.50 per square foot was reasonable compensation for the taking but contested...

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