· 10/14/1982
Dodson v. Anne Arundel County
Citations
- 451 A.2d 317
- 294 Md. 490
- 1982 Md. LEXIS 326
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- noting that the independent recovery for delay was used to imposed some sort of sanction for arbitrary and capricious acts by the condemnor
- noting that the independent recovery for delay was used to imposed some sort of sanction for arbitrary and capricious acts by the condemnor
- observing that, at common law, if a landowner receives just compensation for the actual value of his property, he or she would have to sue separately in tort for damages related to unreasonable delay in payment of just compensation
- observing that, at common law, if a landowner receives just compensation for the actual value of his property, he or she would have to sue separately in tort for damages related to unreasonable delay in payment of just compensation
- \`[J]ust compensation means `the full and perfect equivalent in money of the property taken' ....'\
- \The jury may properly consider various elements that influence market value at the time of the taking in its determination of damages ... [including] improvements on the land ....\
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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Eldridge, Cole, Davidson, Rodowsky, Couch
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