County of Dutchess v. Swenson

This is a motion by the claimant, in a condemnation proceeding, to compel the commissioners of appraisal to make their determination on the basis of the existing record, and to preclude any consideration of newly offered information, which the county, by cross motion, seeks to introduce. The receipt of this additional offering, which *499consists of two sets of "comparables” (i.e., studies of property sales in similar or nearby parcels), may now be accomplished only by court order, because the proof before the commissioners has long been concluded. In essence, the county is asking for a reopening…