Appraisal Expert’s Value Of Condemned Land Stricken By Tennessee Federal Judge

Mealey's (November 25, 2019, 1:10 PM EST) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An expert witness for a property owner in a land condemnation proceeding cannot opine on the value of the land being taking for a powerline easement because his estimate of the compensation due to the landowner is unreliable, a Tennessee federal judge ruled Nov. 22 (United States v. An Easement and Right-of-Way Over 3.74 Acres of Land in Montgomery County, Tennessee, et al., No. 3:17-cv-01539, M.D. Tenn., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 203318)....