Condemnation Cases and Results

Judgments and settlements when Benson A. Snaider, PC represented land owners

DATE LOCATION OFFER RECOVERY CASE
8/29/78 Darien Nominal $245,000 Corbin Development Co. v. Comm. of Transportation
9/28/99 Bridgeport $592,450 $1,522,450 BMG v. Conn. DOT
3/06/00 Bridgeport $167,000 $325,000 Bridgeport Development v. St. Johns Church
4/15/03 Branford $300,000 $640,000 DOT v. John Lavalle/Branhaven
5/14/03 New Haven $232,000 $295,200 DOT v. Caliendo
9/16/03 New Haven $145,000 $231,186 DOT v. Burlington
11/25/03 Wilton $112,000 $225,000 DOT v. John Paul
8/05/04 New Haven $20,000 $865,933 DOT v. Ultimate Brands, Inc.
6/15/06 Stamford $1.00 $190,000 City of Norwalk v. John H. Irving
11/13/08 Stamford $38,000 $220,800 DOT v. ISIS
3/31/09 Hartford $2,129,000 $2,786,000 DOT v. Auto Corner, LLC
9/11/09 West Haven $370,000 $700,000 DOT v. Charlotte Gallipoli

Significant appeals

  • Gulf Oil Corporation v. New Haven Redevelopment Agency, 156 Conn. 616 (1970)
  • Bogue v. Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of North Haven, 164 Conn. 709 (1973)
  • Corbin Development Co. v. Commissioner of Transportation, 176 Conn. 63 (1978)
  • Demilo v. City of West Haven, 189 Conn. 671 (1983)
  • Fengler v. Northwest Connecticut Homes, Inc, 215 Conn. 286 (1990)
  • Caserta v. Zong Board of Appeals of the City of Milford, 219 Conn. 352 (1991)
  • Giovacchino v. Licsak, 34 Conn. App. 906 (1994) cert. den. 231 Conn. 924
  • Timberland Dev. Corp. v. Planning & Zoning Conn., 43 Conn. App. 606 (1996) cert. den. 240 Conn. 902
  • LMK Enterprises, Inc. v. Sun Oil Company, 86 Conn. App. 302 (2006)