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· 2/17/1958

STATE, HIGHWAY COMM'R v. Gorga

Citations

  • 138 A.2d 833
  • 26 N.J. 113
  • 1958 N.J. LEXIS 230

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  • holding admissible proof of a probable zoning amendment since the prospect of the amendment bore upon the market value as of the date of the taking
  • holding that, “if as of the date of taking there is a reasonable probability of change in the zoning ordinance in the near future, the influence of that circumstance upon the market value as of that date may be shown.” (emphasis added) (citations omitted)
  • requiring valuation of condemned property based on information known on date of taking
  • experts testified as to use which was not in accordance with zoning, but which zoning, experts asserted, could easily be changed
  • in the fact-finder's consideration of evidence of a zoning change, the inquiry is the reasonable belief of buyer and seller that a change may occur regardless of degree of probability
  • in the fact-finder’s consideration of evidence of a zoning change, the inquiry is the reasonable belief of buyer and seller that a change may occur regardless of degree of probability

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