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support beams. No similar damage occurred to the bunkhouse <br />located on the property. The bunkhouse is of similar <br />construction as the dwelling, but is located much farther away <br />from any mine workings. <br />8. Coal mine workings nearest the Tatum residence (15` North) <br />was characterized in the testimony by a mine foreman and mine <br />inspector as very wet with the need for constant pumping of <br />water. The floor of this mine was soupy, soft, and continuously <br />heaving. The walls were flakey causing wider than normal <br />mining operations in order to shore up and strengthen walls. <br />The wet, soft floor and difficult conditions of mining in this <br />area were unlike other areas of the mine. Monitors on the <br />railroad over the mine working showed ground movement. <br />Separation of the ballast from the ties in the railroad tracks also <br />occurred in the summer of 2001, as well as two breaks in a <br />water line between the Tatum dwelling and the first north mine <br />workings. <br />9. Subsidence to the Tatum dwelling is material and quite severe. <br />Their property and dwelling have been substantially and <br />materially damaged and reduced in value. The threat of <br />continued subsidence is obvious and makes the current <br />dwelling unsuitable for sale as a rural residence, its current use. <br />10. Determining the fair market value of the Tatum residence has <br />presented a difficult task. In December 1997, this Court <br />determined the fair market value of the residence to be <br />$350,000.00. The current fair market value, without the effect <br />and condition of subsidence is $850,000. The current fair <br />market value of the property with the condition of subsidence <br />and the prospect of further subsidence is $180,000.00. The <br />Tatums tried to sell the property for $1.5 million just before the <br />second incident of-subsidence occurred, with no success; and <br />Ann Tatum testified that is the value she placed on the property <br />when listed in August of 2002. The loss or diminution of value <br />suffered by the Plaintiffs in-this case is therefore $670,000. <br />11. The testimony of Mr. Stroh and Mr. Floyd was not scientific <br />evidence requiring a special finding as to the reliability of their <br />testimony. People v. Shreck, 22 P.3d 68 (Colo. 2001). <br />