Sattan

This appeal is by the defendants from a judgment entered upon a verdict of a jury in an action brought by the plaintiff to condemn a strip of land in which to locate a pipe-line needed in connection with the public water supply.

It is contended that the evidence is insufficient to support the finding of the court that the aqueduct has been planned and located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury; and also that the evidence is insufficient to support the two findings based upon the verdict of the jury as to the value of the parcel of land sought to be condemned and as to the damage caused to the remainder of the tract by reason of the severance. The former amount was fixed by the jury at $4,500 and the latter at $1,000.

Appellants set forth in their brief all the evidence in the record in opposition to the findings made, and the respondent replies by setting out abundant evidence to support the findings under attack. No useful purpose would be served by reviewing it all in this opinion. The construction engineer for the Iletch Hetchy water project explained the necessity of locating the pipe in the manner set forth…