United States Federal Circuit

Evidence that parcels of land, which were originally sold to county government for roads to a land use project that was later abandoned, were sold to adjoining landowners as excess pieces of land will support an eminent domain award based on merging the parcels with adjoining lots.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/16/2002
• Published 01/16/2002

Judges

• SCHALL, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, RADER, and SCHALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gifford R. Hampshire, Office of the County Attorney, Prince William County, Prince William, VA, argued for plaintiff-appellee.   With him on the brief were Sharon E. Pandak, and Ross G. Horton., Robert H. Oakley, Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief was John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General.