The Court found that plaintiffs may be entitled to compensation because they were unable to develop their land residentially due to an avigation easement restricting the light, height of structures, smoke, and electrical emissions coming from their land for the purpose of ensuring a safe flight path for aviators taking off and landing at the Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The Court remanded the case to the trial division to determine which tracts of land had been subjected to the easement by the United States and to calculate the correct amount of compensation.
Plaintiffs, owners of land near Hill Air Force Base, Utah, brought suit against the United States for compensation due to an avigation easement restricting the light, height of structures, smoke and electrical emissions coming from their land for the purpose of ensuring a safe flight path for aviators taking off and landing at the Air Force Base.