Chesney v. Stevens

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, when a long-term resident makes improvements to property but a court later finds that he has no ownership interest, the resident is entitled to restitution for improvements from the lawful owner
• holding that, when a long-term resident makes improvements to property but a court later finds that he has no ownership interest, the resident is entitled to restitution for improvements from the lawful owner
• stating that tenant can recover for home improvement made to landlord's property
• where long-term resident of real property made improvements but had no ownership interest, resident was entitled to damages for improvement expenditures from unjustly enriched property owner
• “the weight to be given to expert testimony on valuation of land is for the trier of fact; and it is the province of the trier of fact to weigh the credibility of the valuation witnesses’ testimony and to determine the fair value of the land.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).