The first key finding of the trial court was that the general benefits created by the construction of a public roadway, even if generally beneficial to First Industrial, cannot be used to offset the damages to the residue of First Industrial’s property that was caused by the appropriation for that roadway.11Second, the trial court found that the damage to the residue of First Industrial’s property, based on the before and after approach of valuation, was $510,000.12 Third, the… [read post]