Insights - Holley Law | Category: TRIAL STRATEGY

HBU Valuation in Ohio Eminent Domain: Prohibited Now, Permitted Later

JUST COMPENSATION & DAMAGES, TRIAL STRATEGY, PROPERTY RIGHTS - Ohio

The Appraisal Institute defines “highest and best use” as “the reasonably probable and legal use of vacant land or an improved property that is physically possible, appropriately supported, financially feasible, and that results in the highest value.” (Appraisal Institute, The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 2022).→

C. Francis Barrett Joins Sophia Holley on Eminent Domain Panel

TRIAL STRATEGY, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, EVIDENCE, PROPERTY RIGHTS

Sophia Holley and C. Francis Barrett presented on Eminent Domain in connection with the Cincinnati Bar Association’s Local Government Law Update this fall.→

Sophia Holley Speaks on Strafford-BARBRI Eminent Domain Panel

JUST COMPENSATION & DAMAGES, TRIAL STRATEGY - Nationwide

Sophia Holley was invited to speak with Strafford, a BARBRI Company, on an eminent domain panel featuring speakers practicing in Texas, New Jersey, and Sophia’s jurisdictions of Ohio and Kentucky.→

Highest and Best Use: Valuing Property for Future Development

JUST COMPENSATION & DAMAGES, TRIAL STRATEGY, EVIDENCE - Ohio

Property owners in eminent domain actions may present evidence at trial that their property is developable for a specific use, even if that use is contrary to current conditions and zoning.→

Ohio Supreme Court Declines to Reconsider Award of Attorney’s Fees in Complex Eminent Domain Abandonment Matter

ATTORNEY‘S FEES, TRIAL STRATEGY, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, PROPERTY RIGHTS - Ohio

On October 29, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court declined to accept jurisdiction in City of North Ridgeville v. Sharon Zilka, et al., Lorain Cty., Case No. 23 CA012047 (9th Dist.). →