Eminent Domain and the Reasonable Probability of Rezoning: Why It Matters for a Property’s Highest and Best Use
“Landowners are constitutionally guaranteed just compensation when their property is taken for a public project. But the precise amount of just compensation is often an area of significant disagreement between landowners and the government…
Judge denies two more Mountain Water motions in condemnation case
“Missoula County District Court Judge Karen Townsend has denied two more motions in the Mountain Water condemnation suit, telling the utility it’s not entitled to money for improving the water system over the past year….
Keystone XL: Lawsuit halts TransCanada land acquisitions
“A Nebraska judge has halted condemnation of private land for the Keystone XL pipeline, while new legal challenges to the project make their way through the courts. Nearly 70 landowners sought the temporary injunction Thursday…
Judge: No retrial on ‘Domain’
“Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory ruled Tuesday the jury’s verdict in the eminent domain case involving Anna Truckenbrod’s land at 2570 Milwaukee Road, Beloit, which the School District of Beloit took over, will stand and…
Chesco judge hears Phoenixville eminent domain arguments
“Common Pleas Court Judge Jacqueline Carroll Cody’s decision on whether the Phoenixville Area School District acted properly in its Nov. 14 decision to acquire the property through eminent domain will likely take at least a…
Beaverton School District eminent domain trial ends with $6.7 million verdict
“The battle between the Beaverton School District and the Crescent Grove Cemetery Association over a 15-acre piece of South Cooper Mountain property ended Wednesday with $6.7 million verdict. The amount was nearly halfway between the…