Castellano v. State

Cross appeals from a judgment in favor of claimant, entered May 20, 1970 upon a decision of the Court of Claims. Claimant has abandoned his cross appeal, leaving only the State’s appeal for our consideration. One of two major issues in dispute upon this appeal concerns the value assigned by the trial court to the lands of claimant located adjacent to and on either side of Route 9W and Roberts Road. The State challenges that valuation, advancing the argument .that the court’s determination lacks supportive evidentiary justification and urges rejection thereof by this court and adoption of the…