Miller v. GLACIER DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC

I agree with the outcome of this case and Justice Rosen’s analysis on all issues except the question of the admissibility of the prices Glacier paid to purchase the two tracts of property in 1995 and 1996. I would find this evidence admissible.

As Justice Rosen notes, “any competent evidence bearing upon market value generally is admissible.” City of Wichita v. Eisenring, 269 Kan. 767, 773, 7 P.3d 1248 (2000). Stated another way, any evidence relevant to market value on the date of the taking is admissible.

We recently discussed the rules relating to relevance in another eminent domain…