PA Supreme Court Permits Evidence Of Offer Amounts
“In a dramatic change in eminent domain law, the PA Supreme Court has now opened the door, in certain circumstances, for the use of purchase offer amounts in valuing condemned properties. Prior to this decision, the general law in PA was that offers could only be used to establish demand for a particular use but the offer amounts were inadmissible. However, the PA Supreme Court has now held that the offer amount itself could be admissible.
In Lower Makefield Townhip v. Lands of Dalgewicz, a township condemned a 166-acre farm for a public golf course. During the jury trial, the property owner testified regarding interest shown by several developers.”
Snyder, David. Mondaq 4 July 2013.