Department of Transportation v. M.M. Fowler, Inc.

“[W]hen the taking renders the remaining land . . . less valuable for any use to which it is adapted, that fact is a proper item to be considered in determining whether the taking has diminished the value of the land itself.” Kirkman v. State Highway Comm’n, 257 N.C. 428, 432, 126 S.E.2d 107, 110 (1962). Specifically, “[t]he amount of fuel sold at a service station is ... significant to a buyer and a seller of the property in setting a purchase price.” 5 Julius L. Sackman et al., Nichols on Eminent Domain § 19.06[2] at 19-44 (rev. 3d ed. 2006). Here, evidence was admitted tending to show that…