Redevelopment Agency v. Maxwell

Plaintiff appeals from judgment entered in an eminent domain proceeding. Defendant’s property is being taken for a redevelopment project in the section of San Francisco known as the Western Addition. Her lot is 100 feet by 40 feet. On it are three buildings, each 33% feet wide, and each containing three flats.

Summons was issued June 12, 1959. Although the case went to trial slightly more than a year after the issuance of summons, it was stipulated that this delay should not affect the statutory valuation date (Code Civ. Proe., § 1249). It is conceded that no right of immediate possession was…