Taking of Gas Easement In Front of Residential Property

Taking of Gas Easement In…

Initial Offer: $8,065

Compensation Obtained: $50,000

520% Increase

Brief Statement of Claim:

A gas company took a permanent natural gas easement for a transmission line along the front property line of a developed, wooded residential lot. The gas easement also crossed over an access road to the property.

Initial offer/deposit:

$8,065.00

Settlement amount:

$50,000.00 ($41,935 or 520% increase)

Case Name:

Pre-filing (Union County)

Date Concluded:

May 2018

Attorneys for Landowners:

David W. Murray

Practice Areas

Eminent Domain &
Land CondemnationLand Use & ZoningInjury

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