Gray & Gregory v. GTE South Inc.

In this appeal of a final order entered in a condemnation proceeding, we consider whether the circuit court erred by excluding the landowner’s evidence of the amount of rental income generated by the land subject to the taking.

GTE South, Inc., a Virginia public service corporation, filed a petition for condemnation as permitted by Title 56, Chapter 2 and Title 25, Chapter 1.1 of the Code to acquire by the exercise of the power of eminent domain three separate parcels of land owned by Gray & Gregory, a Virginia partnership. The parcels of land that GTE South sought to acquire are located in…