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· 11/29/1958

United States v. Certain Parcels of Land in the County of Arlington, State of Virginia, and Howard W. Silsby

Citations

  • 261 F.2d 287
  • 1958 U.S. App. LEXIS 3253

How courts have described this case

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  • finding that evidence of assessed value for tax purposes was not admissible to determine valuation in a condemnation proceeding
  • noting that, “‘[i]t is the overwhelming weight of authority that assessed value is not competent direct evidence of value for purposes other than taxation.’”
  • “The general rule is that [tax assessment] evidence is not admissible on the question of value in a condemnation proceeding.”

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Judges: Soper, Haynsworth, Paul

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