The expropriating authority sought to expropriate portions of the owners' land to widen and upgrade a regional road, improving safety and stormwater management.
The owners requested a hearing of necessity but failed to appear.
The tribunal proceeded in their absence and heard engineering evidence from the expropriating authority demonstrating that the road location and design required the taking.
The tribunal concluded that the proposed expropriation was fair, sound, and reasonably necessary to achieve the authority's objectives, finding the taking reasonably defensible.
