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severance damage

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From 317 U.S. 369 - United States v. Miller · 1943Most cited · 2,772 citing opinions

If only a portion of a single tract is taken the owner's compensation for that taking includes any element of value arising out of the relation of the part taken to the entire tract. Such damage is often, though somewhat loosely, spoken of as severance damage.