Stradmore Development Corp. v. Commissioner of Transportation

This proceeding arose from the taking by eminent domain proceedings of a parcel of the plaintiff’s land located in New Britain. The commissioner of transportation assessed damages at $250,500 and the plaintiff appealed to the Superior Court. The appeal was referred to three state referees, who, exercising the powers of the Superior *114Court, reassessed the fair market value of the land as $491,200 and awarded appraisers’ fees in the amount of $10,000 and engineering fees in the amount of $5000. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment, claiming error in the computation of the number of…