| Show Evaluation t l Court Cases on Land f f t Moved Outside Summit County I KAMAS JAMAS- Court cases involving the state to of ot Utah through Its Road Commission Commission Com mission vs North Summit County farmers have been moved to other counties to assure the stat state of ot an unprejudiced trial officials announced an pounced this week Reed Pace Summit County clerk Preston Marchant Merchant and Jan were called as witnesses at a hearing Monday at Coalville before Judge Aldous Anderson State attorney Robert S. S Camp Camp- jell belt Jr asked for a change of venue on the grounds of prejudice prejudice dice In hi the county The request was granted on the grounds CHANGE OF VENUE I Mr Marchant said in his opinion ion Mr Campbell did not thoroughly thoroughly thor thoro establish his point however however how how- ever the change would also relieve relieve re re- lieve the burden from the county to furnish jurors for the large number of cases involved Also expressed was the feeling that Summit County jurors may be bo angered angered an an- or influenced by just passIng passIng pass pass- Ing tag the project on their way to I trial Defending attorney Gordon Madsen of Salt Balt Lake asked that thata a all 11 cases be held in Wasatch County County Coun Coun- ty but brit Judge Anderson expressed the feeling that It was unfair to burden a joining county with similar aim sim liar ilar financial difficulties as Sum Sum- mit mil County to have the expense of supplying jurors for all aU the cases State attorney Campbell refused to allow any cases to be held in Morgan The first condemnation suit involvIng Involving in In the State Road COmmission Commission Commission Commis COmmis- sion vs Edna V. V Judd et al was held Thursday Friday and Saturday Satur Saint Saturday day at Heber Hew A similar case cose will I be heard this week in Salt I Lakei ke EJ 1 County f IlEA HEAVY VY LOSS I 4 t ThA Th main Issue In this case the t states Preston Marchant is states state's refusal to pay severan severance e v damages on property effected by bJ construction of the new now Interstate highway The Tho state exercised their right of eminent domain and began construction con con- early in the year Eighty per cent of the farmers have ve filed suits that will determine a fair fall price for their property Mr Marchant said the loss tit In revenue to the county over this ft project will run Into millions millions' Ii he said he had contacted Laurence Laurence Burton who Is conducting o. o an In In- to see what influence the federal highway has on pro pro- proceedings Ninety-five Ninety per cent of the fun funds s for the project arc aro pro pro- by the government ho he said sald a r Glen Hatch newly appointed administrative assistant to Gov GOT elect Calvin Rampton Is 15 studying the he case cose Mr Marchant Merchant said |
