Solano County v. Michelle Valine, et al.
Published: May 4, 2013 | Result Date: Apr. 3, 2013 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: FCS032554 Verdict – $1,252,970
Court
Solano Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Robin L. Thornton
(Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP)
Defendant
Stacey N. Sheston
(Best, Best & Krieger LLP)
Facts
County of Solano sued Michelle Valine and Solano Land Trust in eminent domain to take 9.91 acres in fee and various easement interests necessary to build a public project, the Suisun Parkway, to relieve congestion on Interstate 80. The Parkway is a four-lane divided road that now runs through the middle of Valine's 82-acre parcel, over which Land Trust holds a conservation easement.
Settlement Discussions
County's deposit of probable just compensation was $575,000, and its final statutory pretrial offer was $750,000. Valine's final demand was $877,000; Land Trust's was $321,400.
Result
The jury found the fair market value of the property taken was $328,823, severance damages to the property remaining on either side of the Parkway in the amount of $924,148, with no benefits, for a total award to Valine and Land Trust of $1,252,971.
Other Information
The trial testimony of one of County's two appraisers was $320,420 for the take, plus $129,600 in severance damages. The second County appraiser testified to $350,408 for the take, and $124,000 in benefits, with no severance damages. Valine's appraiser testified to $322,000 for the take, $1,078,000 in severance damages, and $113,000 for cost to cure for Valine's interest. Land Trust's appraiser testified to $200,000 for Land Trust's interest in the property taken and $520,000 in severance damages to Land Trust's interest.
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