Revocor Corp. v. Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner

In this appeal from a judgment entered in a condemnation proceeding, we consider whether the circuit court properly excluded evidence of adjustment costs as a factor to be considered by the commissioners when determining damage to the residue of the property.

The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner (the Commissioner) made a bona fide, but ineffectual, effort to purchase approximately 8.55 acres of land in York County that was necessary for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, maintenance, and repair of Interstate Highway 64. This land was part of two parcels owned by Revocor…