Eminent Domain Diminution in Property Value.

Byline: Derek Hawkins

WI Supreme Court

Case Name: United America, LLC, v. Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Case No.: 2021 WI 44

Focus: Eminent Domain Diminution in Property Value

The Department of Transportation (DOT) changed the grade of a highway that abuts United America, LLC's property. As a result, access to United America's property became less convenient and that property's value decreased. The question here is whether such a diminution in property value qualifies as "damages to the lands" under Wis. Stat. 32.18 (2017-18). The court of appeals held that it does not. We agree and therefore affirm the court of appeals' decision.

Affirmed

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