Houston Holdings, LLC v. City of Portsmouth

The defendant, City of Portsmouth (City), appeals a jury verdict awarding $128,111 as just compensation for the defendant’s taking by eminent domain of easement rights in property of the plaintiff, Houston Holdings, LLC (Houston). The defendant challenges the Superior Court’s (Wageling, J.) ruling on a motion in limine and the Superior Court’s (Delker, J.) denial of a motion to set aside the verdict. We affirm.

The record supports the following facts. On June 24, 2009, the City filed a declaration of taking with the New Hampshire Board of Tax and Land Appeals (BTLA) for the acquisition of an…