Pipeline Companies Paying More to Cross Private Land
“A natural gas pipeline company argued earlier this year that it should pay about $80,000 for the right to lay pipe across a mile of vacant land south of Fort Worth. The landowner countered, and…
Eminent Domain Lawyers at Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog Negotiate 5.75 Million Dollar Settlement for Public Storage
“According to Stephanie Autry, Eminent Domain Lawyer of Cranfill, Sumner, & Hartzog, Public Storage owned and operated a storage facility that contained approximately 650 rental units. In order to make room for the Blue Line…
Tentative settlement reached in Sunoco Pipeline eminent domain case
“A tentative out-of-court settlement was reached between Sunoco Pipeline and a Chartiers Township couple who were attempting to prevent the company from imposing eminent domain to secure an easement to cross their property for a…
Jury in eminent domain trial nearly doubles the bill
“The School District of Beloit is facing a new $382,000 price tag for the Anna Truckenbrod property at 2570 Milwaukee Road. Jurors issued their verdict Wednesday night on the fair market value of the 4.08…
Colo. eminent domain case settled with $115,000 sale
“A contentious eminent domain case in which a local government sought to take private backcountry land for open space has been settled, with the landowners agreeing to a $115,000 sale. “To me, what just came…
Henrico School Board settles land dispute
“The dispute was over how much members of the Pucher family should be paid for 40 acres of their family farm in eastern Henrico that the county took as a site for a future school….
Harvey Cedars couple Harvey and Phyllis Karan agrees to $1 settlement in eminent domain case
“The couple that argued they were entitled to big money for the loss of their oceanfront view after a protective sand dune was built on their land has agreed to a $1 settlement. The Borough…
Dillard’s wants jury to decide store’s value
“Dillard’s Inc. wants a jury to decide the value of its property in Longmont in an eminent-domain case, a company lawyer said Thursday. Boulder District Court Judge D.D. Mallard said she would issue a written…
Dillard’s: Dismiss eminent-domain case
“Lawyers for Dillard’s Inc. are calling for eminent-domain proceedings to be dismissed against the company’s department store at the Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont. Elected city officials in Longmont, acting as the Longmont Urban Renewal…
Town of Iron Gate has to pay landowner $115,000
“The town of Iron Gate has had to mortgage its town hall, raise taxes on cigarettes and lay off part-time workers to pay the settlement in a lawsuit over its use of eminent domain. In…