Rozen v. State

Appeal from a judgment of the Court of Claims, entered December 3, 1974. Prior to the appropriation the claimant owned real property of about 9.26 acres which included a warehouse-type building. The appropriation resulted, inter alia, in the complete taking of the building. The court awarded claimant damages of $118,700 for the appropriation of his property. The sole issue raised upon this appeal is whether or not the court erred in finding that the gross rental value of the building was 50 cents per square foot for floor space. The State contends that because its appraiser specified the…