142 So. 2d 652 - State v. Lewis’s Empirical Analysis

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25 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “"[6, 7] The jurisprudence of this State recognizes that the best measure of compensation or market value is obtained through the use of comparable sales. However, in the absence of such comparable sales, a valuation based upon rental income from the property may be resorted to, and further, even where there are comparable sales, utilization of the rental income may be resorted to for the purpose of supplementing the appraisal. * * *"”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Stockholders & Spouses of Carioca Co. v. Superior Court · 182 So. 2d 786 - State, Department of Highways v. Cockerham

2. “"Mr. Williams and Mr. McCants evaluated the land which was taken, being 25% of the whole, to be worth 40% of the entire tract. In view of the fact that Defendants still retain the same length of front footage, we are of the opinion that this percentage for the taking is overly generous. Certainly their evaluation must be adjusted to the particular property, especially in view of the fact that they had deducted severance damage which, in part, included the fact that the original frontage had been removed from the property. Mr. Roseman in evaluating the property on the square foot basis rather than on front footage would attribute to each square foot of the lot equal value. It does not appear to be realistic that if the Department were expropriating the rear 25% of the property in question their evaluation of such portion would be the same as the front portion. Though it does not appear that an estimate of 40% as the value of the front 25% of the lot is warranted, a reduction to 25% of the whole, as contended by the Department's appraisers, likewise would not, in our opinion, present an accurate value of the front portion of the property. * * *"”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 167 So. 2d 503 - State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Sumrall

3. “"Under the pleadings the condemning authority cannot produce evidence for the purpose of lowering the estimated amount deposited in the court as a value of the property taken, but such evidence, if it be by witnesses as in this case expressing views that the value is less than the estimated deposit, is admissible for the purpose of showing only that the estimated deposit is adequate."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 170 So. 2d 5 - State v. Baddock