Legal Opinion
Alabama Dept. of Transp. v. LAND ENERGY
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 6, 2004No. 1020393PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Land Energy, Ltd. ("LE"), brought an inverse-condemnation action against the Alabama Department of Transportation ("ADOT").1 After court-ordered mediation was unsuccessful, the case proceeded to a jury trial. ADOT moved for judgment as a matter of law ("JML") at the close of LE's case and again at the close of all of the evidence. The trial judge denied both motions. The jury found ADOT liable for inverse condemnation and awarded LE $650,000 in compensatory…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. MahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Agins v. City of TiburonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
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