Contra Costa County Flood Control & Water Conservation District v. Lone Tree Investments
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DOSSEE, J.
In this eminent domain action, the public agency contends that the trial court erred when it refused to explicitly instruct the jury to value the condemned property as agricultural property. The jury assigned a value to the property consistent with its use as commercial property. We conclude that the condemned property should have been valued based on its use as agricultural property, and we reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
Factual and Procedural Background
On July 24, 1989, the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water…
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