The Relevance and Admissibility of Rezoning and Comparable Sales Occurring After the Date of Taking, When Determining the Value of Condemned Property by Alan T. Ackerman, and Darius W. Dynkowski…
FEDERAL EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEDURES By Alan T. Ackerman Darius W.Dynkowski Ackerman Ackerman Complete & Dynkowski In federal condemnation actions, federal substantive and procedural laws, as opposed to state laws, are…
INTRODUCTION On September 28, 2004, the United States Supreme Court granted a property owner’s application for leave from a Connecticut Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of the community’s taking…
“Valuation Issues in Eminent Domain Litigation: What You Need to Know” Alan Ackerman, Esq. Ackerman, Ackerman & Dynkowski I. Introduction In going all the way to the United States Supreme…
Principles of Compensation For the Taking of Gasoline Petroleum Station Operations This article will discuss basic issues of the valuation for gasoline stations taken by governmental agencies as part of…
DO JUDICIAL CHALLENGES TO TAKINGS STILL EXIST? by Alan T. Ackerman* and Darius W. Dynkowski** This article describes the historical standard for challenges to the necessity of eminent domain takings,…
The Interplay between the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause: Is the Supreme Court’s Test for “Public Use” Merely Rational Basis? By Alan T. Ackerman*…
AMENDMENTS TO ACT 87 OF 1980 The 1908 Michigan Constitution provided both necessity and just compensation were to be determined by the jury as the finders of fact and law….
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE; LITIGATING CONTAMINATION ISSUES AS A PART OF CONDEMNATIONS By: Alan T. Ackerman In April, 1992 the Michigan State House appointed a Citizens Advisory to present findings and recommendations…
Just Compensation – Remainder Damages in Partial Taking Cases – Michigan Bar Journal,Reprinted from June, 1982 Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 61, No. 6 – by Alan T. Ackerman I. INTRODUCTION…
Burden of Proof, Range of Testimony and Appellate Review in Condemnation Proceedings – Michigan Real Property Review, Winter, 1991, Volume 18, No. 4 – by Alan T. Ackerman and Gregory…
Principles of Compensation in Eminent Domain– Michigan Bar Journal, December 1994, Volume 73, No. 12 – by Alan T. Ackerman The ability of the government to acquire title to property…
Just Compensation for the Condemnation of Going Concern Value – Michigan Bar Journal, December, 1995, Volume 64, No. 12, Special Pullout Section – by Alan T. Ackerman Introduction Going concern…
*241 JUST COMPENSATION AND THE FRAMERS’ INTENT: A CONSTITUTIONAL APPROACH TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION DAMAGES IN PARTIAL TAKING CASES University of Detroit Mercy Law Review Winter 2000 Alan T. Ackerman [FNa1];…
JUST AND UNJUST COMPENSATION: THE FUTURE OF THE NAVIGATIONAL SERVITUDE IN CONDEMNATION CASES Alan T. Ackerman*Noah Eliezer Yanich** In 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. Rands, expanded…