Kipps v. Virginia Natural Gas, Inc.

The dispositive issue in this appeal of a judgment in a condemnation proceeding is whether the trial court erred in ruling that the *163landowner’s expert was not qualified to testify whether the fair market value of the residue can be affected by a perceived danger associated with the use of the land.

Virginia Natural Gas, Inc. (VNG) filed a petition seeking to condemn an easement for a natural gas pipeline through property owned by Mary D. Kipps, Trustee (Kipps). At trial, Kipps sought to present evidence that the value of her remaining land was diminished because of a prospective purchaser’s…