CBI Partners Ltd. Partnership v. Town of Chatham

Prior to trial in this eminent domain case arising out of the defendant town’s taking of part of an inn and resort complex in Chatham, the town filed two motions in limine seeking, among other things, to prevent the testimony of Alan J. Green, a principal of the plaintiff, as part owner of the complex, concerning the value of the property before and after the taking and the factors he considered in arriving at his opinion.1 On voir dire, Green testified extensively as to his familiarity with the locus and the inn *924complex.2 The trial judge denied the motions, ruling that she would not prohibit…