Talbot v. City of Norfolk

This is a condemnation proceeding in which the landowner is claiming that the sum awarded him by way of just compensation is inadequate.

Granby street in the city of Norfolk extends from the Custom House, in the heart of that city, to Ocean View. In part it passes through an unbuilt-up section of the city, and in such a section is the Talbot land, fronting thereon. The city desired to shift and widen this street, and as a part of that development it became necessary to take over the lot in controversy. It is irregular in shape, with a street frontage of 632 feet. For 228 feet it has a depth of…