Dep't of Transp. v. Riddle

DILLON, Judge.

*21 This matter involves a partial taking by Plaintiff, the Department of Transportation ("DOT"), of land owned by Defendants (the "Riddles") as part of DOT's plan to re-route a section of NC Highway 24 in Cumberland County. This appeal is from an interlocutory order in which the trial court determined how much of the Riddles' entire land holdings in the relevant area constitute the "entire tract" for purposes of determining just compensation.

I. Factual Background

In 2002, Joseph Riddle acquired 26 acres of land on the northeast corner of two state roads. The land was bounded on the…