Dean v. Board of Cty Supervisors
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In 2008, the Board of County Supervisors filed a petition for condemnation in trial court against Appellee's Charles and Anna Dean, seeking to obtain the Deans' property to expand a bus maintenance facility and parking structure. The Deans' property consisted of approximately one acre, and had been used previously as a gas station and transmission repair shop. The County had tried to purchase the property, but had been unable to reach an agreement regarding compensation for the property. Before trial, the County filed a motion in limine requesting the court exclude evidence of a purported comparable sale that the Deans relied on to arrive at a price for their property. At trial, the County's expert appraiser testified that the Deans' property was worth $475,000; the Deans' expert valued the property at $900,000. Ultimately the jury fixed the property's value at $488,750. The Deans filed exceptions to the jury's report that the court overruled and denied. On review, the Supreme Court found that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sustaining the County's motion in limine and excluding evidence regarding the "comparable sale," and affirmed the judgment of the trial court.
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