1978
State Hwy. Dep’t v. Parrish
Virginia Circuit Court
1 Va. Cir. 182
Landowners sought repayment of expert witness trial fees from condemnor. Court denied request, holding that Article I, § 11 of the Constitution of Virginia, which prohibits the taking or damaging private property without just compensation, does not include expert fees and exhibit costs as part of that just compensation.
Summary prepared by Judge Jonathan Apgar, 23rd Judicial Circuit in Virginia, for the William & Mary Property Rights Project, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, William & Mary ©2019.
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