Legal Opinion
California Interstate Telephone Co. v. Prescott
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 9, 1964No. Civ. 7181PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, P. J.
This is an appeal by the defendant landowner from an order awarding $2,638.25 costs and attorney’s fees to the landowner following abandonment of an eminent domain action by the plaintiff telephone company.
Plaintiff filed a complaint in eminent domain to condemn defendant’s lot. Defendant answered with a general denial, alleged that there was no public necessity for taking his property, and that an excessive amount of land was being taken. He asserted that he was the sole owner of the land, valued the property at $50,000, and prayed that it not be taken.
The parties entered into negotiations…
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