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Eminent Domain: Value Based On Actual, Not Hypothetical, Use

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A hypothetical or speculative use of property is not a proper basis for determining damages caused by a city’s temporary construction easement, the First District Court of Appeal has ruled.

The unanimous three-judge appellate panel overturned a jury’s decision to award a Fremont homeowner $195,000 in temporary severance damages. The First District ruled that the trial court judge improperly permitted the jury to consider compensation for hypothetical — rather than actual — injuries.
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