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PartnerMelissa Ferringer has 20 years of litigation experience and focuses her practice on eminent domain, real property, contract disputes and construction law matters. She has substantial experience in all aspects of civil litigation ...
A quick overview of Eminent Domain and its use in Texas
The power of eminent domain originates in the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution (Takings Clause). A State’s eminent domain authority is delegated by specific legislatively enacted statutes to state agencies, political subdivisions (i.e. cities, counties and special districts) and even some private entities, which are bound by relevant constitutional restrictions when exercising the power of eminent domain to condemn private property. Condemnation is the legal process that governmental entities and ...
Every condemnation case in Texas must go through an administrative phase in which disinterested real property owners (who live in the county where the suit is filed) are appointed as Special Commissioners to assess the market value of the property being condemned and damages, if any, to the remainder property and render an Award on compensation after hearing testimony and evidence from both sides at a Special Commissioners Hearing. …
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