Cumberland Farms, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation ex rel. Ankner

OPINION

The plaintiff in this case, Cumberland Farms, Inc. (plaintiff or Cumberland Farms), appeals from a Superior Court judgment awarding it $8,020 in damages as compensation from the State of Rhode Island Department of Transportation (defendant or DOT) for the taking of plaintiffs property by eminent domain. The plaintiff asserts that this monetary award does not justly compensate it for the value of its property. We directed both parties to appear before this Court and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not summarily be decided. No such cause was shown, and we proceed…