Correia v. New Bedford Redevelopment Authority

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• analyzing testimony of real estate experts on multiple approaches to the issue of fair market value
• analyzing testimony of real estate experts on multiple approaches to the issue of fair market value
• judge has discretion to permit some flexibility in expert testimony on valuation where special conditions exist
• best measure of value of property taken was current cost of reproducing it with deduction for pre-taking depreciation from deterioration and obsolesence
• although cognizant that cost reproduction data does not always reflect meaningful measure of value, trial judge should be allowed to exercise discretion in determining when special conditions exist so as to justify use of such data
• valuation of unusual property may require unusual approach

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).