Bandy v. City of Charlotte

WHICHARD, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a jury verdict for plaintiffs on their claim of inverse condemnation due to defendant’s taking of an avigation easement over and in their property. Plaintiffs’ case was the first tried of approximately 250 separate inverse condemnation suits arising out of the operation of the north/south runway at defendant’s airport. Plaintiffs were awarded $13,750 as the diminution in market value of their home due to aircraft noise and low and frequent flights of jet aircraft.

Plaintiffs had a contingent fee contract with their attorney for an amount equal to…