City of Alexandria v. 49,422 Square Feet of Land

By JUDGE ALFRED D. SWERSKY

This matter is before the Court on respondent's Plea in Bar, requesting dismissal of the City's Petition for Condemnation. Respondents raise several issues, and they will be dealt with seriatim; however, the plea must be denied for reasons as follows.

Respondents alleged that petitioner has failed to follow its own eminent domain procedures in that it failed to include in its resolution the lump sum figure necessary to compensate the owners as required by Charter 8 13.03. Clearly, this section applies to the alternative procedure for condemnation, i.e., the so-called…