Workman v. Agency of Transportation

Plaintiff Richard Workman appeals from the Chittenden Superior Court’s damage award in a con*607demnation action by defendant, the Vermont Agency of Transportation, involving plaintiff’s land in the Town of Essex. Plaintiff argues that the court failed to include business losses in its award calculation, that plaintiff’s right to receive just compensation under the Takings Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution includes expected profit, that the court improperly valued construction permits, and that the court improperly offset the condemnation award with $83,000…