Miller Bros. v. Department of Natural Resources

In these inverse condemnation actions, we are asked to determine whether an administrative decision made by the director of the Department of Natural Resources effectively took plaintiffs’ property, and, if so, whether the trial court correctly determined the amount the state must pay as just compensation. We conclude that plaintiffs’ property was taken, but that the trial court did not correctly determine the amount of compensation owed. We affirm the summary disposition, vacate the compensation judgment, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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On April 23, 1987, the…