B & L Development LLC v. City of Norton Shores

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August 14, 2014
6552 Land Subdividers and Developers, Except Cemeteries
237210 Land Subdivision
expert testimony
daubert, admissibility, capitalization of income approach, fair market value (FMV), rule 702, reliability, comparable, sales comparison, strip mall, tax assessment

B & L Development LLC v. City of Norton Shores
2014 Mich. App. LEXIS 1488
US
State Court
Michigan
Court of Appeals
Laurence G. Allen (taxpayers/appellees); Elden Nedeau (city/appellant)
Per Curiam

Summary

Appeals court says tax tribunal did not abdicate its gatekeeper role under Rule 702 when admitting taxpayer expert’s appraisal, where the expert was qualified and used a reliable methodology; a searching inquiry into the underlying data was not necessary.
B & L Development LLC v. City of Norton Shores
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