North Carolina Eminent Domain News

In this 2007 condemnation action, the NCDOT did not take any land from the property owner.  Instead, the taking consisted of four (4) contract access points along a Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway in Wilmington, North Carolina.  The NCDOT’s initial deposit of $2,375,200 was subsequently increased by $2,298,947 for total deposit of $4,674,147.  Two weeks [...]

Tags: eminent domain, Highest and Best Use, just compensation, land condemnation, land law

This condemnation by the NCDOT involved the closing and/or change in grade to access points for this Durham convenience store.  After the taking the C-Store and gas pumps remained but the impact to the site was significant.  NCDOT deposited $14,959.  Ms. Haywood together with her co-counsel obtained a jury verdict of $995,000.  The NCDOT appealed [...]

Tags: condemnation, eminent domain, land law, north carolina, raleigh, taking