Idaho Eminent Domain Law
 
State of Idaho, Department of Transportation v. HJ Grathol

HJ Grathol (“Grathol”) appeals the Kootenai County district court’s judgment awarding Grathol $675,000 in just compensation from the Idaho Transportation Department (“ITD”). This eminent domain case arose when ITD acted to condemn 16.314 acres to improve U.S. Highway 95 (“U.S. 95”). Those 16.314 acres were part of 56.8 acres that Grathol owned in Athol, Idaho.
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Flying "A" Ranch, Inc. v. County Commissioners of Fremont County

This appeal comes before this Court upon judicial review of an action by the Board of County Commissioners for Fremont County (the Board). The Board adopted an Official Fremont County Road Map (the Map) pursuant to Idaho Code section 40-202. The Map depicted the North Road as a county road. Property owners along the North Road petitioned for judicial review. The district court determined the Board... More...    $0 (01-23-2015 - ID)

Frontier Development Group, LLC v. Louis Caravella and Yellowstone Do It Center, LLC

This case arises from the breach of a residential construction agreement. Homeowners Louis and Patricia Caravella appeal from the district court’s judgment, following a court trial, dismissing their fraud counterclaim against respondents, Frontier Development Group, LLC (FDG) and Michael Horn, FDG’s owner/manager. The Caravellas also appeal from the district court’s decision that Horn was no... More...    $0 (08-28-2014 - ID)

County of Boise v. Idaho Counties Rick Management Program

This is an insurance coverage dispute between the County of Boise (the County) and its insurer, Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP). ICRMP refused to defend the County in Fair Housing Act (FHA) litigation in federal court, which the County claimed breached its insurance agreement. The district court determined the FHA claims against the County were excluded from the policy and granted s... More...    $0 (11-30-2011 - ID)

Merl S. Simmons v. City of Moscow

This case arises from challenges by property owners to assessments levied by the City of Moscow ("the City") pursuant to I.C. §§ 50-1701 through 50-1770. In June, 1980, the City formed Local Improvement District No. 94 to pay approximately one-half of the $1,600,000 cost of a downtown revitalization project, the other one-half being supplied by federal matching funds. The project consisted of co... More...    $0 (05-29-1986 - ID)

Brian P. Sopatyk v. Lemhi County

Brian Sopatyk petitions for judicial review of the Lemhi County Board of Commissioners’ decision to validate Anderson Creek Road, which runs the length of his property. He contends the road never became public and, if so, was abandoned. He also maintains that the validation was an unconstitutional taking, that it was error for the road easement to be validated at fifty-feet wide, that one of the... More...    $0 (11-09-2011 - ID)

Statewide Construction, Inc. v. Sequoia Pietri

This case involves the interpretation and application of I.C. § 55-313 to the relocation of a private roadway/easement used for vehicular travel. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Statewide Construction, Inc. (“Statewide”) in a declaratory judgment proceeding, finding that Statewide, as the owner of the servient estate on which an express easement for vehicular travel wa... More...    $0 (02-09-2011 - ID)

Eric Mueller, et al. v. April K. Auker, et al.

Detective Dale Rogers made a decision permitted by Idaho law to remove temporarily a sick infant from the custody of her parents in order to secure a medical diagnostic test and prophylactic treatment, procedures which pediatric doctors advised Rogers were both necessary and within the standard of care for the infant’s situation. At the time, the child had been taken to St. Luke’s hospital in ... More...    $0 (08-10-2009 - ID)

Bob Backman v. Thomas L. Lawrence and Debra A. Lawrence

Appellants Bob and Rhonda Backman (the Backmans) seek access to their property in Bonner County via roadways that pass over land owned by Respondents Thomas and Debra Lawrence, James and Linda Spagon, Keith and Priscilla Lloyd, Bruce and Deborah Johnson, Weston Millward, Gregory and Theresa Zirwes, Christopher Bessler, Patrick and Michelle McKenna, Christopher and Susan Grant, and Kevin Schrader (... More...    $0 (05-12-2009 - ID)

Karla and Michael Covington v. Jefferson County

Michael and Karla Covington (the "Covingtons") appeal the district court's dismissal of their complaint and denial of attorney's fees and costs relating to claims against Jefferson County for permitting the operation of a hot mix plant and landfill on land across the street from the Covingtons' property.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case involves the Covingtons' claims agai... More...    $0 (08-16-2002 - ID)

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