Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Price v. Parcel No. 1-1.6401 Acres of Land
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 13, 1968PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERRMANN, Justice.
This is an appeal by the State Highway Department from an award in a land condemnation case. The two questions we are called upon to decide are: (1) is an unaccepted offer to purchase nearby land admissible as evidence of market value of the land involved in the taking; and (2) was the issue of reasonable probability of rezoning properly submitted to the condemnation commission?
This is a partial-taking case. The Trial Court admitted the following evidence adduced by the Owners over objection by the Department: many months before the taking, a prospective purchaser signed a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Sharp v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Cent. Pac. R.R. v. PearsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
- United States v. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND, ETC.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Max Wolff v. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1965
- State Roads Commission v. KuenneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Wilmington v. Tax Parcel No. 26.067.00.004Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- J. William Costello Profit Sharing Trust v. State Roads Commission of the State Highway AdministrationCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- State Ex Rel. Price v. 2.7089 ACRES OF LAND, ETC.Superior Court of Delaware · 1969
- Helmick Family Farm v. Commissioner of HighwaysSupreme Court of Virginia · 2019