Section 10 Tripartite Rule of Unity

• Library: Condemnation Practice 2009

In assessing the damages in a condemnation case, the “property” subject to the condemnation must first be identified. For example, when there are two adjoining properties owned by the same owner and only one is being condemned, the highest and best value of the two properties combined may be totally different than the value of the condemned property itself. It has long been recognized that, when determining damages sustained by an owner of land by reason of condemnation, it is proper to consider the whole...