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CONFIDENTIAL

Mar. 22, 1997

Real Property
Eminent Domain
Commercial Property

Confidential

Settlement –  $748,112

Court

San Bernardino Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

George Garikian


Defendant

Michael V. McIntire


Experts

Plaintiff

Jack R. Strebel
(technical)

Defendant

Franz E. Fischer
(technical)

Facts

In March 1994, the plaintiff filed an eminent domain complaint to condemn a strip of land 200 feet wide, amounting to 25 acres, through the approximate center of two large parcels comprising 312 acres owned by the defendant property owners. The condemned property is part of a "power corridor" for high voltage transmission lines running from Nevada to Los Angeles. The plaintiff's initial appraisal and pre-litigation offer to the property owners totaled $117,700. Prior to trial, the plaintiff's litigation appraisal rose to $255,820 for the property taken and devaluation to the remainder. The property owners' appraisal was $1,746,000, of which $1.4 million was severance damages for devaluation to the remainder property.

Settlement Discussions

The plaintiff made a C.C.P. º1250.960 settlement offer for $307,000.

Other Information

The settlement was reached approximately years________ and _______months after the case was filed. A settlement conference/arbitration/mediation was held on ____/____/19___ before ___________ (name) of ___________ (affiliation or court) resulting in ______________. EXPERT TESTIMON: (If Interesting) ANY COMMENTS ON THE JUDGE/ARBITRATION/MEDIATOR


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