Legal Opinion
Redevelopment Agency of San Diego v. Mesdaq
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 31, 2007No. D047927, D048490PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IRION, J.
In an exercise of its power of eminent domain, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego (the Agency) filed proceedings in the superior court to obtain possession of Ahmad Mesdaq’s property (a cigar store and coffee shop) and made available to him $3,091,000 as “probable compensation.” Mesdaq challenged the Agency’s authority to take his property, leading to a series of three trials, two before the trial court and one before a jury. At the conclusion of these proceedings, Mesdaq’s objections to the taking of his property were overruled, and he was awarded compensation…
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