Legal Opinion
Vezey v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 16, 1990No. Nos. S-2888, S-2889PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINO WITZ, Justice.
I. BACKGROUND.
In 1982 the State condemned a 200-foot wide strip (totalling 4.624 acres) through Allen Vezey’s land.1 The land taken was to be used for a realignment of the Nome-Council Road. Vezey opposed both the necessity of the taking and the amount of just compensation offered.
In November 1983, Vezey and the State stipulated to narrowing the taking from 200 feet to 100 feet. In exchange, Vezey agreed to withdraw his objection to the necessity of the taking. The taking was thereby reduced from 4.6 acres to approximately 2.3 acres.
The basis for Vezey’s objection…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- United States v. 320.0 Acres of Land, More or Less in the County of Monroe, State of Florida,and Salvatore R. CicconeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Merced Irrigation District v. WoolstenhulmeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Bridges v. Alaska Housing AuthorityAlaska Supreme Court · 1962
- Stewart & Grindle, Inc. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- State Highway Commission v. ArnoldOregon Supreme Court · 1959
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