Levin v. State

The Court of Claims has awarded $557,365 to claimants as compensation for land taken and for consequential damage to land not taken. The claimants contend they are entitled to $1,056,695. The State asserts claimants are entitled to approximately $257,615. This great differential is not only due to the difference of value opinion between expert appraisers, but is largely dependent upon the consideration of the effect of a profitable lease which was existent at the time of the taking. In general, the State claims that it should pay for only unimproved land on an acreage basis, while claimants…