Department of Transportation v. Defoor

Sognier, Judge.

The sole issue before this court is the Department of Transportation’s appeal from an order of the Superior Court consolidating two condemnation proceedings instituted by DOT against one tract of land owned by appellees.

It is uncontroverted that the property is one tract, with continuous borders and a connecting roadway. The apparent rationale behind the DOT’s institution of two separate condemnation proceedings lies in the irregular shape of the tract which results in the property connecting with the DOT’s construction site at two different points.

We affirm the trial court’s…