Partner Jay Dowling of Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP successfully represented a business client in an eminent domain lawsuit in St. Clair County, Illinois.
The issue tried to the jury was the compensation Mr. Dowling’s client would receive for the loss of a portion of its property for a government improvement project. The government argued that the business was only entitled to receive about $250,000. Mr. Dowling argued that his client should receive about $730,000. During the trial Mr. Dowling attacked the comparable property used by the government’s expert witness during the trial and was successful when establishing the value of the loss. The jury returned a verdict for the business for $700,000. Mr. Dowling is the author of chapters on easements and condemnation proceedings in publications by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Education on real estate.