Burton v. State Roads Commission

The State Roads Commission condemned certain land of the appellants located at the intersection of Riverdale Road and Route 450 in Prince George’s County. Appellants (Burton) complain in this Court on three grounds: (1) the exclusion of Burton’s expert witnesses, an appraiser and a civil engineer, from the court room under Md. Rule 546; (2) the refusal of the trial court to strike testimony of the State’s real estate appraisal expert where he reduced by 50% his evaluation figure for the property being taken zoned rural residential because of the zoning classification; and (3) the refusal of…