Summary
The jury verdict was set aside in this Pennsylvania condemnation case for reliance on an incompetent report by the expert witness for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The report did not account for the damages the hotel incurred on the unclaimed property for loss of business due to the condemned property. Additionally, the court decided that a new trial, which the trial court did not allow, should be allowed and remanded for a new trial.
See Also
State Route 00700, Section 21H v. Bentleyville Garden Inn, Inc. (In re Condemnation by DOT)
The jury verdict was set aside in this Pennsylvania condemnation case for reliance on an incompetent report by the expert witness for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The report did not account for the damages the hotel incurred on the unclaimed property for loss of business due to the condemned property. Additionally, the court decided that a new trial, which the trial court did not allow, should be allowed and remanded for a new trial.