Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a Body Corporate v. One Parcel of Land in Montgomery County, Maryland
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1977No. 76-1380PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) desired to acquire a parcel of land. Pursuant to Section 301 of the Uniform Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. § 4651, WMATA appraised the property and offered to buy it for $100,000. According to WMATA, that $100,000 figure included its estimate of the value of the property and an increment for the value of avoiding the cost of condemnation proceedings.
The landowners refused the offer, but sought to introduce it in the condemnation proceedings as evidence of the reasonable market value of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Donald S. Nash and Sylvia K. Nash v. D.C. Redevelopment Land Agency, D.C. Redevelopment Land Agency v. Donald S. Nash and Sylvia K. NashCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Henderson v. Andrews (In Re Perry County Foods, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 2004
- United States v. 1735 N. Lynn St., Situated in Rosslyn, Va.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
- United States v. 480.00 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
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