State ex rel. Department of Transportation v. Lundberg

Defendant is the owner of property abutting S.E. 82nd Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Plaintiff brought this eminent domain proceeding to acquire a 10-foot by 100-foot strip of defendant’s land for the widening of 82nd Avenue. The only issue at trial was the amount of compensation. The jury awarded defendant $200, and defendant appeals. We affirm.

Defendant filed a motion in limine seeking to prohibit plaintiff from introducing as evidence a Portland ordinance that requires, as a condition for obtaining a building permit, conditional use permit, zone change, partition or variance for property in…