One Stop 76, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation

The instant appeal stems from the Department of Transportation’s (“DOT”) condemnation of 1.359' acres of a 2.072-acre parcel owned by the appellants, One Stop 76, Inc. and Alfonso and Clemencia Castro. The parties settled the appellants’ claim for real property damages, but went to trial on the issue of business damages. At the conclusion of the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of DOT after finding that there was no evidence that anything other than activities that were separate .and distinct from the business of the convenience store, located on the portion of the…