United States v. Certain Land Situated in City of Detroit

OPINION

GILMORE, District Judge.

This case, which is a condemnation proceeding involving land adjoining the Ambassador Bridge Border Station in Detroit, is before the Court on a motion in limine by plaintiff United States, which asks this Court to determine defendants’ appraisal to be inadmissible. For reasons given in this opinion, the Court denies the motion.

Any broad pretrial exclusion of evidence (here the defendants’ entire appraisal) in an eminent domain proceeding, or any other proceeding, must be approached with great caution. Although the use of a motion in limine is authorized for…